Town government · Hampden County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Southwick took in $31.6 million and spent $28.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes74%State tax money11%Fees for services (water, sewer)8.9%Federal tax money4.3%Fines and other1.9%

What stands out

8.9%

of Southwick'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 taxes74%

Property tax
72%$22.7 million
Other taxes
2.6%$817 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$614 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$203 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.9%

Fees for services
8.9%$2.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$1.3 million
  • Sewer$951 thousand
  • Other service charges$498 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.3%

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

From the federal government
4.3%$1.4 million

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$3.3 million

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$585 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments40%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.4%Roads, transit and parking6.2%All other spending10%

What stands out

40%

of Southwick'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
40%$11.5 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$11.5 million
  • Sent to the state government$17 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$7.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.5 million
  • Government buildings$782 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$682 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$236 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$3.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$473 thousand
  • Fire protection$383 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$62 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.4%$2.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Sewer systems$860 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$456 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.2%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
Health and hospitals
3.8%$1.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.1 million
Interest on debt
2.9%$837 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$602 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$235 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$603 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$442 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$161 thousand
Housing and community development
0.8%$242 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$73 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$73 thousand
Social services
0.2%$61 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$61 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Southwick. 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 Southwick 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.