Town government · Middlesex County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Pepperell took in $38.8 million and spent $36.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes73%Fees for services (sewer, water)14%State tax money8.3%Federal tax money3.5%Fines and other0.6%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

72%

of Pepperell's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 53%.

Town taxes73%

Property tax
72%$28.0 million
Other taxes
1.1%$425 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$320 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$105 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$5.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$2.3 million
  • Water$1.8 million
  • Other service charges$929 thousand
  • Garbage collection$402 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.5%

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

From the federal government
3.5%$1.4 million

State tax money8.3%

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

From the state
8.3%$3.2 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$127 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$236 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments54%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails9.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.2%Roads, transit and parking6.3%All other spending5.9%

What stands out

54%

of Pepperell's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
54%$19.4 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$19.4 million
  • Sent to the state government$32 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$5.6 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$4.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$648 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$502 thousand
  • Government buildings$260 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.6%$3.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$912 thousand
  • Fire protection$342 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$50 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.2%$3.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
  • Water supply$1.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$338 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.3%$2.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
Health and hospitals
2.0%$721 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$721 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$695 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$397 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$298 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$613 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$572 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$41 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$61 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$61 thousand
Social services
0.2%$61 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$61 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Pepperell. 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 Pepperell 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.