Town government · Essex County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Newbury took in $24.8 million and spent $21.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes83%State tax money6.4%Fines and other3.9%Federal tax money3.6%Fees for services (water)3.5%

What stands out

80%

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

Town taxes83%

Property tax
80%$19.8 million
Other taxes
2.6%$650 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$595 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$55 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.5%

Fees for services
3.5%$865 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and other service charges
  • Water$731 thousand
  • Other service charges$134 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.6%

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

From the federal government
3.6%$894 thousand

State tax money6.4%

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

From the state
6.4%$1.6 million

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$877 thousand
Fines
0.3%$85 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments50%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Roads, transit and parking7.2%Parks, recreation and libraries1.8%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

50%

of Newbury'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
50%$10.8 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$10.8 million
  • Sent to the state government$53 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$5.2 million
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$3.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$866 thousand
  • Government buildings$713 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$406 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$3.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$1.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$528 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$97 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.2%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and ports and harbors
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
  • Ports and harbors$49 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$391 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$379 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$376 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$338 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$38 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$170 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$170 thousand
Social services
0.3%$62 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$62 thousand
Schools and colleges
<0.1%$13 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$13 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$13 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Newbury. 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 Newbury 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.