Town government · Worcester County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Phillipston took in $6.4 million and spent $6.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes73%State tax money21%Fines and other2.5%Federal tax money1.6%Fees for services (sewer)1.2%

What stands out

72%

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

Town taxes73%

Property tax
72%$4.6 million
Other taxes
1.5%$99 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$63 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.2%

Fees for services
1.2%$79 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and sewer
  • Other service charges$71 thousand
  • Sewer$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.6%

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

From the federal government
1.6%$102 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$1.4 million

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$159 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments33%Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking22%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Health and hospitals3.6%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

33%

of Phillipston'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
33%$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$3 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$943 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$346 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$237 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$833 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$492 thousand
  • Fire protection$294 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$47 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.6%$216 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$216 thousand
Schools and colleges
1.4%$84 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$84 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$31 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$29 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$31 thousand
Social services
0.1%$7 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$7 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Phillipston. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of Phillipston 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.