Town government · Hampshire County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Westhampton took in $7.4 million and spent $9.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes76%State tax money14%Federal tax money4.1%Fines and other2.7%County and local tax money2.0%Fees for services (school lunches)1.1%

What stands out

74%

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

Town taxes76%

Property tax
74%$5.5 million
Other taxes
2.1%$157 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$82 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$75 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.1%

Fees for services
1.1%$80 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and school lunches
  • Other service charges$75 thousand
  • School lunches$5 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%$300 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$1.0 million

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.0%$147 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$200 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Schools and colleges33%Sent to other local governments15%Roads, transit and parking6.7%Police, fire, courts and jails2.2%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

33%

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

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
39%$3.8 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$3.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$148 thousand
  • Government buildings$100 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$12 thousand
Schools and colleges
33%$3.1 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$3.1 million
Sent to other local governments
15%$1.5 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$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.7%$643 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$643 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.2%$207 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$97 thousand
  • Fire protection$52 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$51 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$118 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$111 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$97 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.8%$79 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$79 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$66 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$66 thousand
Social services
0.1%$11 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Westhampton. 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 Westhampton 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.