Town government · Franklin County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Northfield took in $11.9 million and spent $11.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes74%State tax money13%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)7.5%Federal tax money4.7%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

7.5%

of Northfield's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes74%

Property tax
74%$8.8 million
Other taxes
0.5%$55 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$54 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.5%

Fees for services
7.5%$899 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 1 more
  • Other service charges$488 thousand
  • Sewer$337 thousand
  • Garbage collection$74 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.7%

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

From the federal government
4.7%$560 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$1.6 million

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$45 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments45%Roads, transit and parking23%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails6.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.3%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

45%

of Northfield'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
45%$5.1 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$5.1 million
  • Sent to the state government$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$2.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.6 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$2.1 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$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$281 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$221 thousand
  • Government buildings$89 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.4%$727 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$389 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$169 thousand
  • Fire protection$136 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$33 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.3%$373 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$223 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$150 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$202 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$181 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand
Schools and colleges
1.2%$136 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$136 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$43 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$43 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$10 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$10 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Northfield. 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 Northfield 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.