Town government · Berkshire County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), New Marlborough took in $8.4 million and spent $7.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes70%State tax money24%Fines and other4.0%Fees for services (garbage collection)1.9%

What stands out

69%

of New Marlborough's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes70%

Property tax
69%$5.8 million
Other taxes
1.1%$91 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$62 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.9%

Fees for services
1.9%$164 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$102 thousand
  • Other service charges$62 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$2.0 million

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$338 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments38%Roads, transit and parking35%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails5.9%Parks, recreation and libraries2.2%All other spending4.5%

What stands out

38%

of New Marlborough'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
38%$2.7 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$2.7 million
  • Sent to the state government$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
35%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.5 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$992 thousand
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$633 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$198 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$85 thousand
  • Government buildings$76 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.9%$416 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$235 thousand
  • Fire protection$120 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$46 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$156 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$129 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$27 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.9%$138 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$138 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.7%$121 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$121 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$47 thousand
Social services
0.2%$13 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$13 thousand
Schools and colleges
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$2 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of New Marlborough. 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 Marlborough 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.