Town government · Berkshire County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), West Stockbridge took in $7.1 million and spent $6.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes84%State tax money8.6%Fees for services (water, sewer)4.3%Federal tax money2.7%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

81%

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

Town taxes84%

Property tax
81%$5.7 million
Other taxes
3.5%$246 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$173 thousand
  • Other licenses$73 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.3%

Fees for services
4.3%$302 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 5 more
  • Water$111 thousand
  • Sewer$101 thousand
  • Other service charges$80 thousand
  • Garbage collection$5 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1 thousand
  • Parking$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.7%

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

From the federal government
2.7%$188 thousand

State tax money8.6%

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

From the state
8.6%$609 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$31 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments47%Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking12%Police, fire, courts and jails8.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.2%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

47%

of West Stockbridge'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
47%$3.0 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$3.0 million
  • Sent to the state government$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$1.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$190 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$161 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$110 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$741 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$741 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.2%$520 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$375 thousand
  • Fire protection$64 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$41 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$40 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.2%$328 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$160 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$93 thousand
  • Water supply$75 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$69 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$67 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$51 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$37 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$37 thousand
Social services
0.3%$17 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$17 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of West Stockbridge. 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 Stockbridge 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.