Town government · Middlesex County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Stow took in $35.2 million and spent $34.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes88%State tax money5.5%Fines and other2.6%Federal tax money2.5%Fees for services1.0%

What stands out

88%

of Stow's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes88%

Property tax
88%$30.8 million
Other taxes
0.6%$226 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$174 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$52 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$349 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$349 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.5%

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

From the federal government
2.5%$888 thousand

State tax money5.5%

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

From the state
5.5%$1.9 million

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$922 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments57%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails7.8%Roads, transit and parking6.1%Interest on debt2.2%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

57%

of Stow'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
57%$19.8 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$19.7 million
  • Sent to the state government$52 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$8.3 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$6.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$615 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$594 thousand
  • Government buildings$347 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.8%$2.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.7 million
  • Fire protection$747 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$138 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$83 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.1%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Interest on debt
2.2%$762 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$497 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$339 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$158 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$314 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$314 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$121 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$121 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$29 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$29 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Stow. 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 Stow 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.