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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Norton took in $82.8 million and spent $93.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes57%State tax money22%Fees for services (water, sewer)13%Federal tax money4.9%County and local tax money1.5%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

22%

of Norton'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 taxes57%

Property tax
56%$46.0 million
Other taxes
1.9%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$996 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$542 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$10.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$4.7 million
  • Sewer$2.8 million
  • Other service charges$2.5 million
  • School tuition and transportation$212 thousand
  • Other school charges$207 thousand
  • School lunches$100 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.9%

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

From the federal government
4.9%$4.0 million

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$18.6 million

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$1.2 million

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$902 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges58%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.8%Sent to other local governments2.2%All other spending4.5%

What stands out

58%

of Norton'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
58%$54.5 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$54.5 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$18.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$14.1 million
  • Government buildings$3.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$968 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$579 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$9.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$4.5 million
  • Police$4.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$631 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$117 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.8%$4.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$2.5 million
  • Sewer systems$1.9 million
Sent to other local governments
2.2%$2.1 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$1.9 million
  • Sent to the state government$155 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.8%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Interest on debt
1.2%$1.1 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$680 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$462 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$593 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$547 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$46 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$393 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$393 thousand
Social services
0.3%$243 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$243 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$144 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$144 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Norton. 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 Norton 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.