Town government · Plymouth County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), West Bridgewater took in $48.8 million and spent $44.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes61%State tax money28%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)7.0%County and local tax money2.9%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

7%

of West Bridgewater'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 taxes61%

Property tax
59%$28.8 million
Other taxes
2.1%$1.0 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$564 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$460 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.0%

Fees for services
7.0%$3.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 4 more
  • Water$2.2 million
  • Other service charges$723 thousand
  • Garbage collection$192 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$126 thousand
  • Other school charges$97 thousand
  • School lunches$91 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$13.5 million

County and local tax money2.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.9%$1.4 million

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$585 thousand
Fines
0.2%$93 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges51%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking4.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.3%All other spending6.5%

What stands out

51%

of West Bridgewater'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%$22.6 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$22.6 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$9.0 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$7.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$818 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$358 thousand
  • Government buildings$108 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$5.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.2 million
  • Fire protection$2.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$228 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$42 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.5%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.3%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$1.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$319 thousand
Interest on debt
2.7%$1.2 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.2 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$36 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.9%$844 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$784 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$60 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$509 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$503 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$179 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$179 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$114 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$114 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$33 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$33 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of West Bridgewater. 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 West Bridgewater 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.