Town government · Otsego County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Westford took in $832 thousand and spent $717 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes48%State tax money29%County and local tax money15%Federal tax money5.0%Fines and other1.7%Fees for services (garbage collection)1.3%

What stands out

15%

of Westford's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes48%

Property tax
47%$394 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$11 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$10 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.0%

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

From the federal government
5.0%$42 thousand

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$239 thousand

County and local tax money15%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
15%$126 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking77%Running the government and other costs17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.2%Police, fire, courts and jails0.6%

What stands out

5.2%

of Westford's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
77%$554 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$554 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$122 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$74 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$35 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.2%$37 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$37 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.6%$4 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Westford. 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 Westford 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.