Town government · Middlesex County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Tyngsborough took in $55.6 million and spent $58.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes61%State tax money20%Fees for services (sewer, school tuition and transportation)12%Federal tax money5.5%Fines and other1.0%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

5.5%

of Tyngsborough's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Town taxes61%

Property tax
59%$32.6 million
Other taxes
2.2%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$622 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$595 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$6.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 3 more
  • Sewer$4.8 million
  • Other service charges$1.5 million
  • School tuition and transportation$204 thousand
  • Other school charges$139 thousand
  • School lunches$48 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.5%

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

From the federal government
5.5%$3.0 million

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$11.3 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$236 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$526 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges57%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails7.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.8%Sent to other local governments2.9%All other spending6.3%

What stands out

57%

of Tyngsborough's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
57%$33.1 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$33.1 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$13.3 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$11.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$603 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$568 thousand
  • Government buildings$419 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.8%$4.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.8 million
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$576 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$108 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.8%$2.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$953 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.9%$1.7 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$1.6 million
  • Sent to the state government$99 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.8%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$655 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$456 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$199 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$642 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$642 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$402 thousand
Social services
0.4%$239 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$239 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$94 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$94 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Tyngsborough. 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 Tyngsborough 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.