Town government · Franklin County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), New Salem took in $4.0 million and spent $3.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes66%State tax money30%Federal tax money2.7%Fees for services (garbage collection)1.2%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

30%

of New Salem's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes66%

Property tax
64%$2.6 million
Other taxes
1.7%$69 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$54 thousand
  • Other licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.2%

Fees for services
1.2%$46 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$33 thousand
  • Other service charges$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.7%

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

From the federal government
2.7%$109 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$1.2 million

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$12 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments51%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking12%Police, fire, courts and jails7.5%Schools and colleges6.0%All other spending7.1%

What stands out

51%

of New Salem'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
51%$1.7 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$1.7 million
  • Sent to the state government$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$532 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$311 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$130 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$57 thousand
  • Government buildings$34 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$392 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$392 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.5%$246 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$117 thousand
  • Fire protection$95 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$24 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
Schools and colleges
6.0%$197 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$197 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.4%$79 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$79 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$77 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$70 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.5%$49 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$49 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$26 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of New Salem. 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 Salem 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.