Town government · Berkshire County, MA

New Ashford's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), New Ashford took in $983 thousand and spent $810 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes52%State tax money35%Fees for services10%Fines and other2.4%

What stands out

10%

of New Ashford'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 taxes52%

Property tax
51%$504 thousand
Other taxes
1.1%$11 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$7 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$102 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$102 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$342 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges49%Running the government and other costs28%Roads, transit and parking15%Police, fire, courts and jails4.8%Social services2.0%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

49%

of New Ashford'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%

Schools and colleges
49%$396 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$396 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$225 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$127 thousand
  • Government buildings$46 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$41 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$118 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$118 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.8%$39 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$31 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Social services
2.0%$16 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$16 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.1%$9 thousand
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$5 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.6%$5 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of New Ashford. 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 New Ashford 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.