Town government · Worcester County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Northbridge took in $76.9 million and spent $88.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money41%Town taxes41%Federal tax money8.6%Fees for services (sewer, water)7.3%Fines and other1.2%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

41%

of Northbridge's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Town taxes41%

Property tax
40%$31.0 million
Other taxes
0.6%$429 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$416 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.3%

Fees for services
7.3%$5.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more
  • Sewer$2.3 million
  • Water$1.7 million
  • Other service charges$1.1 million
  • School tuition and transportation$234 thousand
  • Other school charges$123 thousand
  • School lunches$100 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.6%

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

From the federal government
8.6%$6.6 million

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$31.7 million

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$648 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$883 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges70%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails4.5%Sent to other local governments3.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.9%All other spending6.1%

What stands out

70%

of Northbridge's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
70%$61.4 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$61.4 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$10.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$7.7 million
  • Government buildings$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$756 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$566 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.5%$4.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.7 million
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$169 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.9%$3.5 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$3.3 million
  • Sent to the state government$159 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.9%$3.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.1 million
  • Sewer systems$1.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$21 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.7%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
Interest on debt
1.5%$1.4 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.3 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$1.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$314 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$272 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$42 thousand
Social services
0.1%$131 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$131 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$50 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$50 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Northbridge. 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 Northbridge 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.