Town government · Worcester County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), West Brookfield took in $11.0 million and spent $9.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes68%State tax money20%Fees for services (water)5.9%Federal tax money5.3%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

5.9%

of West Brookfield'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 taxes68%

Property tax
67%$7.4 million
Other taxes
0.9%$103 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$56 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$47 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.9%

Fees for services
5.9%$653 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and other service charges
  • Water$651 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.3%

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

From the federal government
5.3%$585 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$2.2 million

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$71 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments44%Roads, transit and parking19%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.8%All other spending3.4%

What stands out

44%

of West Brookfield'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
44%$4.2 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$4.2 million
  • Sent to the state government$14 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$1.7 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$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$413 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$86 thousand
  • Government buildings$71 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$991 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$684 thousand
  • Fire protection$131 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$126 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$50 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.8%$461 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$424 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$37 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$230 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$206 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$24 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$46 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$46 thousand
Social services
0.3%$32 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$32 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$13 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 Brookfield. 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 Brookfield 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.