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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Shrewsbury took in $10.2 million and spent $11.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes78%Federal tax money10%Fines and other5.4%Fees for services (parks and recreation)4.4%State tax money1.7%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

55%

of Shrewsbury's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes78%

Sales tax
55%$5.6 million
Other taxes
17%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$884 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$287 thousand
  • Other licenses$284 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$143 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$97 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
7.2%$734 thousand

Fees for services4.4%

Fees for services
4.4%$445 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$445 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$1.0 million

State tax money1.7%

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

From the state
1.7%$171 thousand

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$11 thousand

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$435 thousand
Fines
1.1%$114 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails48%Running the government and other costs30%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Interest on debt5.6%Roads, transit and parking5.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.4%

What stands out

48%

of Shrewsbury's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
48%$5.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.9 million
  • Fire protection$2.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$180 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$79 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$3.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$591 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$506 thousand
  • Government buildings$146 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
Interest on debt
5.6%$645 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.3%$605 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$605 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$44 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$44 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Shrewsbury. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Shrewsbury 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.