Town government · Franklin County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Wendell took in $4.8 million and spent $4.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes59%State tax money19%Federal tax money11%Fees for services (garbage collection)11%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

11%

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

Town taxes59%

Property tax
57%$2.7 million
Other taxes
2.0%$96 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$81 thousand
  • Other licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$515 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$467 thousand
  • Garbage collection$48 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$520 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$909 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$36 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments40%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking13%Housing and community development9.1%Schools and colleges5.8%All other spending10%

What stands out

40%

of Wendell'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
40%$1.6 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$3 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$896 thousand
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$623 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$149 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$63 thousand
  • Government buildings$61 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$543 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$543 thousand
Housing and community development
9.1%$378 thousand
Schools and colleges
5.8%$242 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$242 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.0%$166 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$79 thousand
  • Police$45 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$26 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$16 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.0%$82 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$82 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$70 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$65 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$49 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$42 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$42 thousand
Social services
0.4%$15 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$15 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$6 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Wendell. 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 Wendell 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.