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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Westfield took in $42.7 million and spent $38.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes87%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)12%Fines and other1.8%

What stands out

80%

of Westfield's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes87%

Property tax
80%$34.2 million
Other taxes
6.3%$2.7 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$2.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$440 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$5.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Sewer$2.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million
  • Parking$1.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$545 thousand
Fines
0.6%$239 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Running the government and other costs26%Roads, transit and parking15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Parks, recreation and libraries10%All other spending3.4%

What stands out

11%

of Westfield's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$12.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$7.3 million
  • Fire protection$4.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$861 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$64 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$9.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$7.2 million
  • Government buildings$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$949 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$656 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$5.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$5.6 million
  • Parking$264 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$4.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$4.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$3.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$2.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
Interest on debt
2.4%$925 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$378 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$378 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Westfield. 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 Town of Westfield 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.