City government · Berkshire County, MA

North Adams's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), North Adams took in $62.8 million and spent $58.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes36%State tax money35%Federal tax money13%Fees for services (water, sewer)7.7%Fines and other6.8%County and local tax money1.4%

What stands out

35%

of North Adams' money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

City taxes36%

Property tax
34%$21.3 million
Other taxes
2.1%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.0 million
  • Other licenses$314 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.7%

Fees for services
7.7%$4.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 6 more
  • Water$1.5 million
  • Other service charges$1.3 million
  • Sewer$1.0 million
  • Garbage collection$674 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$180 thousand
  • School lunches$113 thousand
  • Other school charges$33 thousand
  • Parking$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$8.3 million

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$21.8 million

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$898 thousand

Fines and other6.8%

Interest, rents and other
6.7%$4.2 million
Fines
<0.1%$49 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges55%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails7.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.2%Sent to other local governments3.5%All other spending9.7%

What stands out

55%

of North Adams' spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
55%$32.1 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$32.1 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$11.5 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$10.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$476 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$254 thousand
  • Government buildings$235 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.9%$4.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Fire protection$2.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$368 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$77 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.2%$2.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$666 thousand
  • Water supply$505 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.5%$2.0 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$1.9 million
  • Sent to the state government$129 thousand
Housing and community development
3.4%$2.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.8%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$781 thousand
  • Libraries$392 thousand
Social services
0.7%$402 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$402 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$254 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$240 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$240 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of North Adams. 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 City of North Adams 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.