Town government · Worcester County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Templeton took in $33.2 million and spent $29.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes43%Fees for services (electric power, water)40%State tax money12%Federal tax money3.8%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

40%

of Templeton'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 taxes43%

Property tax
42%$13.8 million
Other taxes
1.7%$562 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$367 thousand
  • Other licenses$195 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$13.2 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 2 more
  • Electric power$9.4 million
  • Water$1.8 million
  • Sewer$1.4 million
  • Other service charges$619 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.8%

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

From the federal government
3.8%$1.2 million

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$3.9 million

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$396 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Sent to other local governments26%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails9.1%Roads, transit and parking7.3%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

38%

of Templeton's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$11.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Electric power$9.0 million
  • Sewer systems$1.3 million
  • Water supply$1.1 million
Sent to other local governments
26%$7.8 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$7.8 million
  • Sent to the state government$66 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$4.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.2 million
  • Government buildings$466 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$429 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$301 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.1%$2.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Fire protection$1.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$185 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.3%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
Interest on debt
2.7%$812 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$762 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$50 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$198 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$111 thousand
  • Libraries$87 thousand
Social services
0.4%$111 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$111 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$15 thousand
Schools and colleges
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Templeton. 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 Templeton 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.