Town government · Berkshire County, MA

Mt. Washington's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Mt. Washington took in $1.1 million and spent $941 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes56%State tax money30%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)8.9%Fines and other3.0%Federal tax money2.3%

What stands out

8.9%

of Mt. Washington'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 taxes56%

Property tax
55%$627 thousand
Other taxes
1.2%$14 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.9%

Fees for services
8.9%$102 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$97 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.3%

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

From the federal government
2.3%$26 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$346 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$35 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking37%Running the government and other costs35%Schools and colleges17%Police, fire, courts and jails5.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.2%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

17%

of Mt. Washington's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
37%$345 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$345 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$327 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$224 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$50 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$46 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Schools and colleges
17%$157 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$157 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.7%$54 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Fire protection$31 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$16 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
  • Police$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.2%$30 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$30 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$16 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$5 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$5 thousand
Social services
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Mt. Washington. 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 Mt. Washington 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.