Town government · Worcester County, MA

Westborough's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Westborough took in $144 million and spent $162 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes63%State tax money16%Fees for services (sewer, water)11%Federal tax money6.4%Fines and other2.5%County and local tax money1.3%

What stands out

6.4%

of Westborough's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Town taxes63%

Property tax
61%$87.4 million
Other taxes
2.2%$3.1 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$1.7 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.5 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$16.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 8 more
  • Sewer$5.6 million
  • Water$4.8 million
  • Other service charges$3.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$794 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$687 thousand
  • Other school charges$192 thousand
  • Garbage collection$183 thousand
  • School lunches$175 thousand
  • Parking$8 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.4%

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

From the federal government
6.4%$9.2 million

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$22.3 million

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$1.9 million

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$3.6 million
Fines
<0.1%$36 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges62%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails6.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.3%Roads, transit and parking4.0%All other spending4.7%

What stands out

62%

of Westborough's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
62%$101 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$101 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$25.9 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$23.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$754 thousand
  • Government buildings$215 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.5%$10.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$5.6 million
  • Police$4.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$516 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$122 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.3%$10.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$6.6 million
  • Water supply$3.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$643 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.0%$6.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.5 million
Interest on debt
2.1%$3.4 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$3.1 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$394 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$2.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$914 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$1.4 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$1.3 million
  • Sent to the state government$141 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$518 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$518 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$126 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$126 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$80 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$80 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Westborough. 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 Westborough 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.