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New Boston's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), New Boston took in $6.5 million and spent $1.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)49%City taxes48%Fines and other2.7%

What stands out

31%

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

City taxes48%

Sales tax
31%$2.0 million
Property tax
13%$862 thousand
Other taxes
3.5%$228 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$228 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services49%

Fees for services
49%$3.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$1.9 million
  • Sewer$864 thousand
  • Garbage collection$437 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other2.7%

Fines
1.9%$121 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.9%$56 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails52%Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Running the government and other costs8.1%Interest on debt4.1%Parks, recreation and libraries2.4%

What stands out

52%

of New Boston'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
52%$956 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$854 thousand
  • Fire protection$69 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$33 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$612 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$425 thousand
  • Sewer systems$187 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.1%$148 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$128 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$20 thousand
Interest on debt
4.1%$76 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$45 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$45 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of New Boston. 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 New Boston 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.