Town government · Worcester County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Uxbridge took in $71.9 million and spent $65.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes54%State tax money21%Fees for services (sewer, water)11%Fines and other8.1%Federal tax money5.7%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

21%

of Uxbridge's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Town taxes54%

Property tax
48%$34.9 million
Other taxes
5.3%$3.8 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$3.4 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$466 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$7.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$3.8 million
  • Water$2.1 million
  • Other service charges$1.7 million
  • School lunches$51 thousand
  • Other school charges$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.7%

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

From the federal government
5.7%$4.1 million

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$15.1 million

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$518 thousand

Fines and other8.1%

Interest, rents and other
8.1%$5.8 million
Fines
<0.1%$41 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges55%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails8.0%Sent to other local governments4.5%Roads, transit and parking4.2%All other spending9.4%

What stands out

55%

of Uxbridge'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
55%$36.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$36.2 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$12.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$10.3 million
  • Government buildings$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$717 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$294 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.0%$5.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.0 million
  • Fire protection$2.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$235 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$78 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.5%$2.9 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$2.9 million
  • Sent to the state government$14 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.2%$2.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.8 million
Interest on debt
4.2%$2.7 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$2.3 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$404 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.9%$2.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$1.5 million
  • Water supply$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$461 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$461 thousand
Social services
0.4%$251 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$251 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$124 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$124 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Uxbridge. 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 Uxbridge 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.