Town government · Hampden County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Tolland took in $2.3 million and spent $1.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes85%State tax money8.3%Fees for services (garbage collection)5.0%Fines and other1.8%

What stands out

85%

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

Town taxes85%

Property tax
85%$1.9 million
Other taxes
0.2%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.0%

Fees for services
5.0%$114 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$63 thousand
  • Garbage collection$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.3%

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

From the state
8.3%$189 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$41 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs28%Sent to other local governments26%Roads, transit and parking25%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.8%All other spending5.6%

What stands out

26%

of Tolland'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
28%$533 thousand
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$228 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$129 thousand
  • Government buildings$115 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$61 thousand
Sent to other local governments
26%$493 thousand
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$492 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$483 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$483 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$238 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$164 thousand
  • Police$65 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.8%$54 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$54 thousand
Interest on debt
2.8%$54 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$35 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$25 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
Social services
0.5%$10 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Tolland. 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 Tolland 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.