Town government · Berkshire County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Windsor took in $3.2 million and spent $2.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes64%State tax money29%Federal tax money4.0%Fines and other2.1%Fees for services (garbage collection)1.6%

What stands out

4%

of Windsor's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes64%

Property tax
62%$2.0 million
Other taxes
2.2%$69 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$56 thousand
  • Other licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services
1.6%$50 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$38 thousand
  • Other service charges$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.0%

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

From the federal government
4.0%$129 thousand

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$910 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$67 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking30%Sent to other local governments29%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails4.4%Schools and colleges3.2%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

29%

of Windsor's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
30%$830 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$830 thousand
Sent to other local governments
29%$803 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$803 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$782 thousand
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$497 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$140 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$95 thousand
  • Government buildings$50 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.4%$120 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$54 thousand
  • Police$44 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$14 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Schools and colleges
3.2%$88 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$88 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.7%$46 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$46 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$37 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$15 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
  • Libraries$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$4 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Windsor. 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 Windsor 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.