Town government · Middlesex County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Shirley took in $19.3 million and spent $17.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes73%State tax money11%Fees for services (sewer, parks, land and natural resources)10%Federal tax money6.2%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

10%

of Shirley'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 taxes73%

Property tax
71%$13.6 million
Other taxes
1.7%$332 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$267 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$65 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.0 million
  • Other service charges$931 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.2%

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

From the federal government
6.2%$1.2 million

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$2.1 million

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$80 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments52%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Roads, transit and parking5.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.2%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

52%

of Shirley'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
52%$9.2 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$9.2 million
  • Sent to the state government$59 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$4.4 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$3.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$606 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$252 thousand
  • Government buildings$204 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$366 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$86 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$50 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.4%$958 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$958 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.2%$566 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$551 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$307 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$293 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$141 thousand
Social services
0.4%$79 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$79 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$51 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$50 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$50 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$33 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$33 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Shirley. 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 Shirley 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.