Town government · Worcester County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Oakham took in $4.8 million and spent $4.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes75%State tax money21%Federal tax money3.3%Fees for services0.7%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

75%

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

Town taxes75%

Property tax
75%$3.6 million
Other taxes
0.4%$19 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$15 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$34 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.3%

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

From the federal government
3.3%$160 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$1.0 million

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments58%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Roads, transit and parking8.1%Parks, recreation and libraries2.2%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

58%

of Oakham'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
58%$2.5 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$2.5 million
  • Sent to the state government$3 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$822 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$470 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$167 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$143 thousand
  • Government buildings$42 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$478 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$227 thousand
  • Fire protection$149 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$92 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.1%$352 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$352 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$95 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$86 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$41 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$41 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$15 thousand
Schools and colleges
0.1%$6 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$6 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Oakham. 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 Oakham 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.