Town government · Worcester County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Southborough took in $62.4 million and spent $67.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes79%State tax money11%Fees for services (water, school lunches)5.0%Federal tax money2.8%Fines and other2.1%

What stands out

78%

of Southborough's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 53%.

Town taxes79%

Property tax
78%$48.6 million
Other taxes
1.4%$856 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$533 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$323 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.0%

Fees for services
5.0%$3.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 2 more
  • Water$2.3 million
  • Other service charges$837 thousand
  • School lunches$41 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.8%

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

From the federal government
2.8%$1.7 million

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$6.7 million

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$1.3 million
Fines
<0.1%$53 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges46%Running the government and other costs22%Sent to other local governments13%Police, fire, courts and jails8.0%Roads, transit and parking4.4%All other spending7.1%

What stands out

46%

of Southborough's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
46%$31.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$31.2 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$15.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$12.2 million
  • Government buildings$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$964 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$675 thousand
Sent to other local governments
13%$8.5 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$8.4 million
  • Sent to the state government$111 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.0%$5.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.6 million
  • Fire protection$2.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$198 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$129 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.4%$3.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.8%$2.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$2.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$346 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$1.1 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$984 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$112 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$709 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$551 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$158 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$246 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$246 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$109 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$109 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$25 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Southborough. 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 Southborough 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.