Town government · Norfolk County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Wrentham took in $55.7 million and spent $57.5 million.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Town taxes76%State tax money11%Fees for services (water, school tuition and transportation)10%Fines and other1.8%Federal tax money0.9%

What stands out

73%

of Wrentham's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 53%.

Town taxes76%

Property tax
73%$40.6 million
Other taxes
2.9%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$828 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$808 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$5.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 4 more
  • Water$3.3 million
  • Other service charges$1.9 million
  • School tuition and transportation$453 thousand
  • Garbage collection$74 thousand
  • School lunches$44 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$502 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$6.2 million

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$958 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$30 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges35%Sent to other local governments23%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.9%All other spending5.0%

What stands out

35%

of Wrentham'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
35%$20.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$20.0 million
Sent to other local governments
23%$13.0 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$12.9 million
  • Sent to the state government$100 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$12.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$10.1 million
  • Government buildings$1.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$960 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$580 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$6.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$3.4 million
  • Police$2.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$316 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$100 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.9%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$889 thousand
  • Sewer systems$29 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.2%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$522 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$328 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$194 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$273 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$273 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$251 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$162 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$89 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Wrentham. 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 Wrentham 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.