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West Greenwich's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), West Greenwich took in $26.4 million and spent $23.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes82%State tax money9.9%Fines and other7.5%Fees for services0.1%

What stands out

81%

of West Greenwich's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes82%

Property tax
81%$21.3 million
Other taxes
1.5%$397 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Other licenses$270 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$127 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.1%

Fees for services
0.1%$39 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.9%

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

From the state
9.9%$2.6 million

Fines and other7.5%

Interest, rents and other
7.5%$2.0 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges62%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking10%Running the government and other costs7.2%Parks, recreation and libraries1.5%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

62%

of West Greenwich's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
62%$14.3 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$14.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$4.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$4.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
10%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
Running the government and other costs
7.2%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$162 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$356 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$345 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$76 thousand
Social services
0.2%$54 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$54 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of West Greenwich. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Town of West Greenwich 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.