Town government · Berkshire County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Monterey took in $5.3 million and spent $5.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes80%State tax money10%Federal tax money5.7%Fines and other1.9%Fees for services (garbage collection)1.5%

What stands out

5.7%

of Monterey's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes80%

Property tax
78%$4.1 million
Other taxes
2.8%$147 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$138 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.5%

Fees for services
1.5%$80 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$66 thousand
  • Other service charges$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.7%

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

From the federal government
5.7%$301 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$547 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$96 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments32%Roads, transit and parking24%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Parks, recreation and libraries3.7%All other spending4.4%

What stands out

32%

of Monterey'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
32%$1.6 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$1.6 million
  • Sent to the state government$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$796 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$262 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$128 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$715 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$311 thousand
  • Fire protection$289 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$88 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$27 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.7%$194 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$100 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$94 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.3%$122 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$122 thousand
Housing and community development
1.0%$50 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$31 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$31 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$15 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$6 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$6 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5 thousand
Schools and colleges
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Monterey. 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 Monterey 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.