Town government · Hampshire County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Plainfield took in $4.3 million and spent $4.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes55%State tax money32%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks, land and natural resources)8.0%Federal tax money3.1%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

8%

of Plainfield's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes55%

Property tax
54%$2.3 million
Other taxes
1.0%$44 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$22 thousand
  • Other licenses$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.0%

Fees for services
8.0%$341 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$328 thousand
  • Garbage collection$11 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.1%

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

From the federal government
3.1%$133 thousand

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$1.4 million

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$66 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking41%Running the government and other costs24%Sent to other local governments23%Police, fire, courts and jails5.8%Schools and colleges3.6%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

23%

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

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
41%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$948 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$667 thousand
  • Government buildings$189 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$87 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand
Sent to other local governments
23%$923 thousand
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$922 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.8%$233 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$138 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$49 thousand
  • Fire protection$43 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Schools and colleges
3.6%$146 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$146 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$53 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$28 thousand
  • Libraries$25 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.0%$39 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$39 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$16 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Plainfield. 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 Plainfield 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.