Town government · Norfolk County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Plainville took in $45.7 million and spent $44.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes67%Fees for services (water, sewer)14%State tax money11%Fines and other4.8%Federal tax money4.2%

What stands out

14%

of Plainville'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 taxes67%

Property tax
62%$28.2 million
Other taxes
4.9%$2.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$1.5 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$764 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$6.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 3 more
  • Water$2.4 million
  • Other service charges$2.2 million
  • Sewer$1.4 million
  • School tuition and transportation$140 thousand
  • School lunches$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.2%

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

From the federal government
4.2%$1.9 million

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$5.0 million

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.8%$2.2 million
Fines
<0.1%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges30%Running the government and other costs22%Sent to other local governments19%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.7%All other spending9.2%

What stands out

30%

of Plainville'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
30%$13.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$13.2 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$9.7 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$7.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$900 thousand
  • Government buildings$520 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$431 thousand
Sent to other local governments
19%$8.2 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$8.2 million
  • Sent to the state government$38 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$5.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$2.8 million
  • Police$2.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$252 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$68 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.7%$3.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$2.3 million
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
Interest on debt
3.7%$1.7 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.4 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$274 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.6%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Health and hospitals
0.8%$354 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$354 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$333 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$257 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$76 thousand
Social services
0.3%$135 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$135 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Plainville. 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 Plainville 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.