Town government · Franklin County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Sunderland took in $11.6 million and spent $12.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes61%State tax money26%Fees for services (sewer, school tuition and transportation)5.1%County and local tax money3.9%Federal tax money3.2%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

5.1%

of Sunderland'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 taxes61%

Property tax
60%$6.9 million
Other taxes
1.4%$160 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$95 thousand
  • Other licenses$65 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.1%

Fees for services
5.1%$590 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; school tuition and transportation and 2 more
  • Sewer$492 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$52 thousand
  • Other service charges$34 thousand
  • School lunches$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.2%

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

From the federal government
3.2%$370 thousand

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$3.0 million

County and local tax money3.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.9%$450 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$149 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges42%Running the government and other costs20%Sent to other local governments19%Roads, transit and parking6.5%Police, fire, courts and jails5.7%All other spending7.0%

What stands out

42%

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

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
42%$5.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$5.2 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$2.5 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$1.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$272 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$204 thousand
  • Government buildings$186 thousand
Sent to other local governments
19%$2.4 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$2.2 million
  • Sent to the state government$126 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.5%$812 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$812 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.7%$706 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$559 thousand
  • Fire protection$80 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$67 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.2%$394 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$385 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$231 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$197 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$34 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.6%$201 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$201 thousand
Social services
0.3%$37 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$37 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 Sunderland. 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 Sunderland 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.