Town government · Franklin County, MA

Montague's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Montague took in $32.9 million and spent $27.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes68%State tax money12%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)11%Federal tax money5.6%Fines and other2.7%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

11%

of Montague's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes68%

Property tax
67%$21.9 million
Other taxes
1.2%$388 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$236 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$152 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$3.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$2.5 million
  • Other service charges$593 thousand
  • Garbage collection$309 thousand
  • Airport$282 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.6%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
5.6%$1.9 million

State tax money12%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
12%$4.0 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$148 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$863 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments44%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Police, fire, courts and jails8.5%All other spending8.3%

What stands out

44%

of Montague's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
44%$12.3 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$12.2 million
  • Sent to the state government$90 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$4.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$653 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$354 thousand
  • Government buildings$340 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.9 million
  • Airports$344 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$2.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$2.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$647 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.5%$2.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$185 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$63 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$819 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$491 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$328 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$638 thousand
Housing and community development
2.0%$560 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$161 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$161 thousand
Social services
0.2%$59 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$59 thousand
Schools and colleges
0.2%$50 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$50 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Montague. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Montague itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.