Town government · Essex County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), West Newbury took in $19.8 million and spent $19.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes82%State tax money7.2%Fees for services (water, parks, land and natural resources)6.1%Federal tax money3.9%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

81%

of West Newbury's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes82%

Property tax
81%$16.0 million
Other taxes
1.0%$194 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$192 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.1%

Fees for services
6.1%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 2 more
  • Water$1.0 million
  • Other service charges$182 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$12 thousand
  • Ports and waterways$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.9%

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

From the federal government
3.9%$778 thousand

State tax money7.2%

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

From the state
7.2%$1.4 million

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$212 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments48%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking13%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.7%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

48%

of West Newbury'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
48%$9.2 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$9.2 million
  • Sent to the state government$33 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$3.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$574 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$565 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and ports and harbors
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
  • Ports and harbors$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$2.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$444 thousand
  • Fire protection$342 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.7%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$920 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$376 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$405 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$373 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$32 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$173 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$173 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$64 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$55 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$9 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$36 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$36 thousand
Social services
0.2%$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 Newbury. 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 Newbury 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.