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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Winchendon took in $40.0 million and spent $43.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes39%State tax money39%Fees for services (sewer, water)8.8%Fines and other6.4%Federal tax money5.6%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

39%

of Winchendon'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 taxes39%

Property tax
38%$15.3 million
Other taxes
0.9%$368 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$235 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$133 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.8%

Fees for services
8.8%$3.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$1.4 million
  • Water$1.0 million
  • Other service charges$790 thousand
  • Garbage collection$229 thousand
  • School lunches$91 thousand
  • Other school charges$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.6%

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

From the federal government
5.6%$2.2 million

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$15.6 million

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$313 thousand

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other
6.4%$2.6 million
Fines
<0.1%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges51%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking8.2%Police, fire, courts and jails7.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.3%All other spending7.2%

What stands out

51%

of Winchendon'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
51%$22.3 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$22.3 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$9.2 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$7.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$584 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$490 thousand
  • Government buildings$195 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.2%$3.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.9%$3.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Fire protection$1.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$174 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$40 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.3%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$878 thousand
  • Water supply$793 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$205 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.1%$1.8 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$1.7 million
  • Sent to the state government$49 thousand
Housing and community development
1.1%$471 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$264 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$247 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$245 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$245 thousand
Social services
0.5%$235 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$235 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$137 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$88 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$49 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Winchendon. 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 Winchendon 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.