Town government · Worcester County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Southbridge took in $85.6 million and spent $80.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money36%Town taxes31%Federal tax money17%Fees for services (sewer, water)14%Fines and other1.7%

What stands out

36%

of Southbridge's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

Town taxes31%

Property tax
30%$25.7 million
Other taxes
1.1%$975 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$622 thousand
  • Other licenses$353 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$11.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$4.9 million
  • Water$4.8 million
  • Other service charges$1.9 million
  • School lunches$114 thousand
  • Other school charges$64 thousand
  • Parking$53 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government
17%$14.5 million

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$31.1 million

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$1.4 million
Fines
<0.1%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges49%Running the government and other costs14%Roads, transit and parking11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Police, fire, courts and jails8.9%All other spending7.7%

What stands out

49%

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

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
49%$39.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$39.2 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$11.1 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$9.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$958 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$494 thousand
  • Government buildings$185 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$8.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$8.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$5.8 million
  • Sewer systems$2.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.9%$7.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$4.4 million
  • Fire protection$2.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$149 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$82 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.5%$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$2.7 million
  • Sent to the state government$129 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$1.4 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.1 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$268 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$663 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$552 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$111 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$646 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$646 thousand
Housing and community development
0.7%$532 thousand
Social services
0.2%$135 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$135 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 Southbridge. 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 Southbridge 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.