Town government · Berkshire County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Sheffield took in $14.0 million and spent $12.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes78%State tax money12%Fees for services (garbage collection)8.7%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

8.7%

of Sheffield'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 taxes78%

Property tax
72%$10.1 million
Other taxes
5.9%$824 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$729 thousand
  • Other licenses$95 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.7%

Fees for services
8.7%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$1.1 million
  • Garbage collection$157 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$1.7 million

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$120 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments61%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking9.3%Police, fire, courts and jails6.4%Parks, recreation and libraries1.7%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

61%

of Sheffield'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
61%$7.3 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$7.3 million
  • Sent to the state government$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$2.2 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$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$268 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$207 thousand
  • Government buildings$141 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.3%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.4%$762 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$548 thousand
  • Fire protection$119 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$66 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$29 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$202 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$199 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$147 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$147 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.2%$141 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$141 thousand
Social services
0.5%$61 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$61 thousand
Schools and colleges
0.2%$28 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$28 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Sheffield. 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 Sheffield 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.