Town government · Worcester County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Upton took in $31.9 million and spent $29.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes78%Fees for services (water, sewer)9.9%State tax money5.6%Fines and other3.7%Federal tax money3.2%

What stands out

10%

of Upton'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 taxes78%

Property tax
76%$24.3 million
Other taxes
1.4%$457 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$376 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$81 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.9%

Fees for services
9.9%$3.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$1.4 million
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$603 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 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%$1.0 million

State tax money5.6%

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

From the state
5.6%$1.8 million

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$1.2 million

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments51%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.5%Roads, transit and parking4.5%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

51%

of Upton'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%$14.9 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$14.8 million
  • Sent to the state government$59 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$7.3 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$6.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$475 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$435 thousand
  • Government buildings$136 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$3.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Fire protection$1.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$203 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$54 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.5%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$707 thousand
  • Water supply$652 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$552 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.5%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$315 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$268 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$47 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$245 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$127 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$118 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$123 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$123 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$62 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$62 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$26 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Upton. 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 Upton 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.