Town government · Middlesex County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Sherborn took in $32.8 million and spent $35.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes87%State tax money6.7%Federal tax money3.2%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)1.7%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

86%

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

Town taxes87%

Property tax
86%$28.3 million
Other taxes
0.9%$292 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$259 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.7%

Fees for services
1.7%$571 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$461 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$92 thousand
  • School lunches$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.2%

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

From the federal government
3.2%$1.0 million

State tax money6.7%

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

From the state
6.7%$2.2 million

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$373 thousand
Fines
0.2%$63 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs30%Sent to other local governments28%Schools and colleges27%Police, fire, courts and jails8.2%Health and hospitals1.7%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

28%

of Sherborn's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
30%$10.8 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$8.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$830 thousand
  • Government buildings$795 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$455 thousand
Sent to other local governments
28%$10.1 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$10.0 million
  • Sent to the state government$31 thousand
Schools and colleges
27%$9.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$9.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.2%$2.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Fire protection$546 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$264 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$100 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$606 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$606 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$522 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$507 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.0%$346 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$345 thousand
  • Water supply$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.8%$295 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$295 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$269 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$78 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$78 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Sherborn. 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 Sherborn 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.