Town government · Bristol County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Raynham took in $54.0 million and spent $49.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes84%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)8.7%State tax money5.9%Fines and other1.0%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

81%

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

Town taxes84%

Property tax
81%$43.6 million
Other taxes
3.3%$1.8 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.2 million
  • Other licenses$614 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.7%

Fees for services
8.7%$4.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$2.9 million
  • Other service charges$1.3 million
  • Garbage collection$511 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$173 thousand

State tax money5.9%

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

From the state
5.9%$3.2 million

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$383 thousand
Fines
0.3%$174 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments48%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking6.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.9%All other spending4.6%

What stands out

48%

of Raynham'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
48%$23.7 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$23.6 million
  • Sent to the state government$123 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$9.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$5.7 million
  • Fire protection$3.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$323 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$161 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$8.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.9 million
  • Government buildings$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$901 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$568 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.2%$3.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.9%$2.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$399 thousand
  • Water supply$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.8%$898 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$898 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$642 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$367 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$275 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$583 thousand
Social services
0.2%$114 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$114 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$36 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$36 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Raynham. 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 Raynham 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.