Town government · Middlesex County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Westford took in $138 million and spent $167 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes68%State tax money19%Fees for services (water, school tuition and transportation)6.2%Federal tax money4.1%Fines and other2.3%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

19%

of Westford's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Town taxes68%

Property tax
67%$91.7 million
Other taxes
1.6%$2.2 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.2 million
  • Other licenses$1.0 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.2%

Fees for services
6.2%$8.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 5 more
  • Water$4.3 million
  • Other service charges$1.3 million
  • School tuition and transportation$993 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$930 thousand
  • Other school charges$659 thousand
  • School lunches$205 thousand
  • Garbage collection$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.1%

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

From the federal government
4.1%$5.7 million

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$26.0 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$407 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$3.0 million
Fines
<0.1%$55 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges67%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails6.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.6%Roads, transit and parking2.3%All other spending4.8%

What stands out

67%

of Westford'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
67%$111 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$111 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$26.7 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$23.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$961 thousand
  • Government buildings$511 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.7%$11.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$5.8 million
  • Fire protection$4.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$80 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.6%$5.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$4.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.4 million
  • Sewer systems$384 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.3%$3.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$3.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
Sent to other local governments
1.0%$1.7 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$1.5 million
  • Sent to the state government$192 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$1.5 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.3 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$163 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$1.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.5 million
Social services
<0.1%$94 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$94 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$90 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$90 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Westford. 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 Westford 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.