Town government · Berkshire County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Stockbridge took in $13.8 million and spent $12.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes77%State tax money15%Fees for services (sewer, water)7.9%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

7.9%

of Stockbridge'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 taxes77%

Property tax
70%$9.7 million
Other taxes
6.7%$922 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$643 thousand
  • Other licenses$279 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.9%

Fees for services
7.9%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$532 thousand
  • Water$376 thousand
  • Other service charges$104 thousand
  • Garbage collection$85 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$2.0 million

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$100 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs26%Sent to other local governments25%Roads, transit and parking24%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.0%All other spending8.2%

What stands out

25%

of Stockbridge's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
26%$3.1 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$2.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$325 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$253 thousand
  • Government buildings$220 thousand
Sent to other local governments
25%$3.0 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$3.0 million
  • Sent to the state government$44 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$2.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$844 thousand
  • Fire protection$193 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$150 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$73 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.0%$847 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$361 thousand
  • Water supply$286 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$200 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.3%$398 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$398 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$303 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$208 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$95 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$246 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$183 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$63 thousand
Social services
0.2%$27 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$27 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$18 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Stockbridge. 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 Stockbridge 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.