Town government · Worcester County, MA

West Boylston's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), West Boylston took in $38.0 million and spent $42.0 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 taxes62%State tax money17%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)10%Fines and other4.5%Federal tax money4.3%County and local tax money2.2%

What stands out

10%

of West Boylston'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 taxes62%

Property tax
61%$23.2 million
Other taxes
1.2%$463 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$259 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$204 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$4.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 4 more
  • Sewer$2.5 million
  • Other service charges$1.0 million
  • Garbage collection$221 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$71 thousand
  • School lunches$42 thousand
  • Other school charges$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.3%

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

From the federal government
4.3%$1.6 million

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$6.3 million

County and local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.2%$819 thousand

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$1.7 million
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges51%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails8.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.8%Roads, transit and parking5.5%All other spending6.3%

What stands out

51%

of West Boylston's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
51%$21.3 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$21.3 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$9.6 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$8.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$682 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$258 thousand
  • Government buildings$133 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.7%$3.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Fire protection$1.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$322 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$56 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.8%$2.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$702 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.5%$2.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
Sent to other local governments
2.2%$904 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$830 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$74 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$835 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$816 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$614 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$202 thousand
Social services
0.2%$69 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$69 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$11 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of West Boylston. 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 West Boylston 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.