Town government · Franklin County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Shelburne took in $7.0 million and spent $6.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes67%Federal tax money14%State tax money13%Fines and other3.5%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)3.2%

What stands out

14%

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

Town taxes67%

Property tax
66%$4.6 million
Other taxes
0.7%$51 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$33 thousand
  • Other licenses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.2%

Fees for services
3.2%$222 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Sewer$163 thousand
  • Garbage collection$53 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$965 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$920 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$247 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments43%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking15%Housing and community development9.8%Police, fire, courts and jails5.7%All other spending5.6%

What stands out

43%

of Shelburne'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
43%$2.8 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$2.8 million
  • Sent to the state government$20 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$1.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$145 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$122 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$15 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$975 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$975 thousand
Housing and community development
9.8%$638 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.7%$371 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$339 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$24 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.2%$210 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$128 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$82 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$106 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$77 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$29 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$28 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$18 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$18 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Shelburne. 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 Shelburne 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.