Town government · Franklin County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Warwick took in $3.8 million and spent $2.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes50%State tax money44%Fees for services (garbage collection)5.2%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

44%

of Warwick's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes50%

Property tax
50%$1.9 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.2%

Fees for services
5.2%$197 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$169 thousand
  • Garbage collection$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money44%

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

From the state
44%$1.7 million

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$12 thousand
Fines
0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments36%Running the government and other costs27%Roads, transit and parking26%Police, fire, courts and jails5.5%Health and hospitals2.1%All other spending3.6%

What stands out

36%

of Warwick'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
36%$931 thousand
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$930 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$700 thousand
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$427 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$133 thousand
  • Government buildings$83 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$52 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$666 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$666 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.5%$143 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$74 thousand
  • Fire protection$46 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$13 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.1%$55 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$55 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$47 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$35 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$33 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$33 thousand
Schools and colleges
0.3%$8 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$8 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$3 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Warwick. 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 Warwick 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.