Town government · Franklin County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Shutesbury took in $8.6 million and spent $8.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes64%State tax money22%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, parks, land and natural resources)6.6%Federal tax money5.9%County and local tax money1.5%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

6.6%

of Shutesbury'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 taxes64%

Property tax
64%$5.5 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.6%

Fees for services
6.6%$565 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$518 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$46 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.9%

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

From the federal government
5.9%$503 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$1.9 million

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$133 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$32 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges47%Sent to other local governments20%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking7.9%Police, fire, courts and jails4.1%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

47%

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

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
47%$4.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$4.0 million
Sent to other local governments
20%$1.7 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$1.7 million
  • Sent to the state government$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$1.5 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$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$224 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$121 thousand
  • Government buildings$62 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.9%$669 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$669 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.1%$348 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$193 thousand
  • Fire protection$137 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.2%$105 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$105 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$100 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$92 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$66 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$66 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$34 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Shutesbury. 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 Shutesbury 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.