Town government · Franklin County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Whately took in $6.9 million and spent $7.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes72%State tax money14%Fees for services (water, school tuition and transportation)5.0%Fines and other3.5%County and local tax money3.2%Federal tax money2.3%

What stands out

5%

of Whately's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes72%

Property tax
71%$4.9 million
Other taxes
1.1%$73 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$63 thousand
  • Other licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.0%

Fees for services
5.0%$343 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; school tuition and transportation and 3 more
  • Water$166 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$67 thousand
  • Other service charges$60 thousand
  • Garbage collection$41 thousand
  • School lunches$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.3%

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

From the federal government
2.3%$156 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$998 thousand

County and local tax money3.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.2%$224 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$221 thousand
Fines
0.3%$22 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges42%Running the government and other costs23%Sent to other local governments16%Roads, transit and parking6.5%Police, fire, courts and jails5.8%All other spending7.2%

What stands out

42%

of Whately'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%

Schools and colleges
42%$3.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$3.2 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$216 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$214 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$154 thousand
Sent to other local governments
16%$1.2 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$1.1 million
  • Sent to the state government$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.5%$487 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$487 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.8%$430 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$254 thousand
  • Fire protection$158 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$9 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.4%$257 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$203 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$54 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$151 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$100 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$51 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$125 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$125 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Whately. 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 Whately 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.