Town government · Berkshire County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Sandisfield took in $4.0 million and spent $3.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes85%State tax money13%Fees for services0.8%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

85%

of Sandisfield's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes85%

Property tax
85%$3.4 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$32 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$536 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$13 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments38%Roads, transit and parking29%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails7.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.6%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

38%

of Sandisfield'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
38%$1.5 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$1.5 million
  • Sent to the state government$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$806 thousand
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$392 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$194 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$133 thousand
  • Government buildings$87 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.6%$296 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$166 thousand
  • Police$109 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$21 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.6%$62 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$62 thousand
Social services
1.2%$46 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$46 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$31 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$21 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$10 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$10 thousand
Schools and colleges
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Sandisfield. 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 Sandisfield 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.