Town government · Hampshire County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Ware took in $45.3 million and spent $51.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes44%State tax money36%Fees for services (water, sewer)10%Federal tax money5.4%Fines and other2.9%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

36%

of Ware'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 taxes44%

Property tax
43%$19.4 million
Other taxes
1.6%$745 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$577 thousand
  • Other licenses$168 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$4.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 4 more
  • Other service charges$1.5 million
  • Water$1.5 million
  • Sewer$1.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$123 thousand
  • Other school charges$82 thousand
  • School lunches$76 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.4%

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

From the federal government
5.4%$2.4 million

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$16.5 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%$195 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$1.3 million
Fines
<0.1%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges48%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails8.0%Sent to other local governments4.9%Roads, transit and parking4.4%All other spending10%

What stands out

48%

of Ware'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
48%$24.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$24.8 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$12.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$11.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$831 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$286 thousand
  • Government buildings$231 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.0%$4.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Fire protection$1.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$216 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$57 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.9%$2.5 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$2.5 million
  • Sent to the state government$64 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.4%$2.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.9%$2.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Sewer systems$965 thousand
Housing and community development
2.6%$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$956 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$652 thousand
  • Libraries$304 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$545 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$545 thousand
Social services
0.5%$283 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$283 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$175 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$156 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$19 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$20 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ware. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of Ware 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.