Town government · Franklin County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Rowe took in $6.5 million and spent $5.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes68%State tax money15%Federal tax money12%County and local tax money3.5%Fines and other1.4%Fees for services0.4%

What stands out

12%

of Rowe's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes68%

Property tax
68%$4.4 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$24 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$800 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$958 thousand

County and local tax money3.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.5%$228 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$94 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges43%Running the government and other costs23%Roads, transit and parking13%Sent to other local governments9.6%Parks, recreation and libraries4.8%All other spending6.1%

What stands out

43%

of Rowe'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
43%$2.5 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$2.5 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$893 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$239 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$194 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$746 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$746 thousand
Sent to other local governments
9.6%$549 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$547 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.8%$275 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$206 thousand
  • Libraries$69 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.3%$189 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$102 thousand
  • Police$68 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$14 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$81 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$81 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.2%$70 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$70 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$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 Rowe. 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 Rowe 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.