Town government · Hampshire County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Williamsburg took in $10.6 million and spent $11.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes70%State tax money15%Fines and other9.5%Fees for services (sewer, water)5.2%County and local tax money0.6%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

10%

of Williamsburg's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes70%

Property tax
68%$7.3 million
Other taxes
1.2%$125 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$75 thousand
  • Other licenses$50 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.2%

Fees for services
5.2%$551 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$243 thousand
  • Water$218 thousand
  • Garbage collection$70 thousand
  • Other service charges$12 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
  • School lunches$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$17 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$1.6 million

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$64 thousand

Fines and other9.5%

Interest, rents and other
9.5%$1.0 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges32%Running the government and other costs26%Sent to other local governments20%Roads, transit and parking8.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.8%All other spending9.0%

What stands out

32%

of Williamsburg'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
32%$3.6 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$3.6 million
Running the government and other costs
26%$2.9 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$2.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$242 thousand
  • Government buildings$213 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$107 thousand
Sent to other local governments
20%$2.3 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$2.3 million
  • Sent to the state government$44 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.5%$963 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$963 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.8%$551 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$260 thousand
  • Water supply$177 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$114 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.5%$516 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$276 thousand
  • Fire protection$128 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$99 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.8%$200 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$200 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$185 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$173 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$90 thousand
Social services
0.3%$30 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$30 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Williamsburg. 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 Williamsburg 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.