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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Amherst took in $635 thousand and spent $805 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes56%State tax money32%Federal tax money11%Fines and other0.8%Fees for services0.2%

What stands out

11%

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

Town taxes56%

Property tax
55%$351 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$4 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$71 thousand

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$201 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking62%Running the government and other costs19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Police, fire, courts and jails7.2%Interest on debt1.2%Health and hospitals0.2%

What stands out

11%

of Amherst's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
62%$496 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$496 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$154 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$89 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$41 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$18 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$85 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$85 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.2%$58 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$58 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Amherst. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town 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.