Town government · Berkshire County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Otis took in $8.2 million and spent $6.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes71%State tax money17%Fines and other9.7%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)2.3%

What stands out

10%

of Otis' money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes71%

Property tax
70%$5.7 million
Other taxes
1.5%$126 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$66 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$60 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.3%

Fees for services
2.3%$189 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; sewer and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$80 thousand
  • Sewer$69 thousand
  • Other service charges$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$1.4 million

Fines and other9.7%

Interest, rents and other
9.7%$794 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments31%Running the government and other costs28%Roads, transit and parking18%Police, fire, courts and jails5.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.1%All other spending12%

What stands out

31%

of Otis' 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
31%$2.0 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$2.0 million
  • Sent to the state government$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$1.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.0 million
  • Government buildings$436 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$242 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$146 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.6%$365 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$134 thousand
  • Police$130 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$79 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$22 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.1%$332 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$171 thousand
  • Sewer systems$161 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.7%$243 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$243 thousand
Interest on debt
3.7%$239 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$129 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$73 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$56 thousand
Schools and colleges
1.9%$126 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$126 thousand
Social services
0.6%$37 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$37 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$12 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Otis. 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 Otis 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.