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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ludlow took in $6.1 million and spent $8.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes81%Fines and other13%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)3.8%State tax money2.0%

What stands out

13%

of Ludlow's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes81%

Property tax
81%$5.0 million
Other taxes
0.1%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses and other licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.8%

Fees for services
3.8%$232 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$186 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand
  • Other service charges$17 thousand
  • Transit fares$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$3 thousand

State tax money2.0%

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

From the state
2.0%$125 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$778 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Sent to other local governments20%Roads, transit and parking17%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Parks, recreation and libraries3.1%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

20%

of Ludlow's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
40%$3.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$274 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$248 thousand
Sent to other local governments
20%$1.6 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
17%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Fire protection$161 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$255 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$255 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.7%$218 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$218 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$66 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ludlow. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Ludlow 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.