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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Sharon took in $4.0 million and spent $139 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes99%State tax money0.7%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

99%

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

Town taxes99%

Property tax

99%$3.9 million

State tax money0.7%

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

From the state

0.7%$26 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Fines

0.4%$16 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Police, fire, courts and jails41%Interest on debt40%Running the government and other costs9.4%Environment and natural resources4.3%Roads, transit and parking2.9%Parks, recreation and libraries2.2%

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails

41%$57 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice

Police$57 thousand

Interest on debt

40%$56 thousand

Running the government and other costs

9.4%$13 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings and other government-run businesses

Government buildings$7 thousand
Other government-run businesses$6 thousand

Environment and natural resources

4.3%$6 thousand

What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation

Natural resources, farming and conservation$6 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

2.9%$4 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit

Public transit$4 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

2.2%$3 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries

Libraries$3 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of Town of Sharon 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.