Town government · Barnstable County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Sandwich took in $113 million and spent $133 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes72%State tax money12%Fees for services (ports and waterways, parks and recreation)10%Fines and other3.3%Federal tax money1.8%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

71%

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

Town taxes72%

Property tax
71%$80.0 million
Other taxes
1.8%$2.0 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.4 million
  • Other licenses$686 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$11.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; ports and waterways and 6 more
  • Other service charges$4.8 million
  • Ports and waterways$2.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
  • School tuition and transportation$1.3 million
  • Garbage collection$1.0 million
  • Other school charges$184 thousand
  • School lunches$92 thousand
  • Parking$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.8%

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

From the federal government
1.8%$2.1 million

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$13.2 million

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$1.0 million

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$3.7 million
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges54%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails8.3%Roads, transit and parking4.7%Interest on debt3.6%All other spending6.7%

What stands out

54%

of Sandwich's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
54%$71.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$71.2 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$30.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$22.7 million
  • Government buildings$6.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$681 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.3%$11.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$5.9 million
  • Police$4.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$297 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$186 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.7%$6.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and ports and harbors
  • Roads and highways$4.0 million
  • Ports and harbors$2.2 million
Interest on debt
3.6%$4.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$3.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.3 million
  • Libraries$1.3 million
Sent to other local governments
2.6%$3.5 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$3.3 million
  • Sent to the state government$173 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.1%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.4 million
  • Sewer systems$43 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$389 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$389 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$77 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$77 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Sandwich. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Town of Sandwich 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.