Town government · Franklin County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Orange took in $40.4 million and spent $51.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money43%Town taxes34%Federal tax money10%Fees for services (sewer, water)8.9%Fines and other3.4%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

10%

of Orange's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes34%

Property tax
33%$13.5 million
Other taxes
0.9%$368 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$282 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$86 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.9%

Fees for services
8.9%$3.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 5 more
  • Other service charges$1.4 million
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Water$711 thousand
  • Garbage collection$151 thousand
  • School lunches$37 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$12 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$4.2 million

State tax money43%

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

From the state
43%$17.3 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$40 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$1.4 million
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges53%Running the government and other costs16%Sent to other local governments12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.0%Police, fire, courts and jails5.8%All other spending6.6%

What stands out

53%

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

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
53%$27.1 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$27.1 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$8.1 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$7.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$461 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$283 thousand
  • Government buildings$123 thousand
Sent to other local governments
12%$6.0 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$5.9 million
  • Sent to the state government$48 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.0%$3.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.8 million
  • Water supply$569 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$273 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.8%$3.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$1.4 million
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$182 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$84 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.3%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
Housing and community development
0.8%$404 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$355 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$347 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$208 thousand
Social services
0.2%$99 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$99 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$72 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$72 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Orange. 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 Orange 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.