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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Amherst took in $1.0 million and spent $652 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)37%Federal tax money32%City taxes18%State tax money7.9%Fines and other4.6%

What stands out

32%

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

City taxes18%

Property tax
12%$130 thousand
Other taxes
3.7%$39 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
1.8%$19 thousand

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$390 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Water$208 thousand
  • Garbage collection$102 thousand
  • Sewer$73 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money32%

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

From the federal government
32%$335 thousand

State tax money7.9%

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

From the state
7.9%$82 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$48 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs84%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.0%Police, fire, courts and jails3.2%Social services1.5%Interest on debt1.2%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

84%

of Amherst's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
84%$547 thousand
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$284 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$238 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$17 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.0%$59 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$33 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$24 thousand
  • Sewer systems$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.2%$21 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$16 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Social services
1.5%$10 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$10 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Amherst. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Amherst 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.