Town government · Middlesex County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Townsend took in $29.1 million and spent $27.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes74%Federal tax money12%State tax money9.8%Fees for services (water, parks, land and natural resources)3.6%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

12%

of Townsend's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes74%

Property tax
73%$21.2 million
Other taxes
1.3%$368 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$191 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$177 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.6%

Fees for services
3.6%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; other government-run businesses and 2 more
  • Other service charges$1.0 million
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand
  • Water$4 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$3.5 million

State tax money9.8%

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

From the state
9.8%$2.8 million

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$93 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments51%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.3%Roads, transit and parking3.6%All other spending5.6%

What stands out

51%

of Townsend'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
51%$14.3 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$14.2 million
  • Sent to the state government$74 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$5.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$637 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$605 thousand
  • Government buildings$334 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$3.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$1.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$200 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$73 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.3%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$1.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$824 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.6%$999 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$999 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$529 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$420 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$109 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.8%$511 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$511 thousand
Housing and community development
1.1%$316 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$105 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$95 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$10 thousand
Social services
0.2%$51 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$51 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$34 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$34 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Townsend. 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 Townsend 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.