Town government · Worcester County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Rutland took in $30.3 million and spent $28.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes68%State tax money13%Fees for services11%Federal tax money5.2%Fines and other1.2%County and local tax money1.2%

What stands out

11%

of Rutland'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 taxes68%

Property tax
67%$20.2 million
Other taxes
1.2%$361 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$286 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$75 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$3.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$3.4 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.2%

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

From the federal government
5.2%$1.6 million

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$4.0 million

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$349 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$369 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments50%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails7.8%Roads, transit and parking7.0%Health and hospitals3.5%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

50%

of Rutland'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
50%$14.4 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$14.3 million
  • Sent to the state government$23 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$8.2 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$7.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$469 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$279 thousand
  • Government buildings$180 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.8%$2.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$760 thousand
  • Fire protection$218 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$22 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.0%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
Health and hospitals
3.5%$991 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$991 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$384 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$329 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$55 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$295 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$267 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$28 thousand
Schools and colleges
<0.1%$16 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$16 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$9 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$9 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$9 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$7 thousand
  • Sewer systems$2 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Rutland. 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 Rutland 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.