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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Berlin took in $571 thousand and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (garbage collection)95%State tax money16%Fines and other7.4%

What stands out

95%

of Berlin's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes-18%

Other taxes
1.8%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$7 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
-20%-$112 thousand

Fees for services95%

Fees for services
95%$540 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$540 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$91 thousand

Fines and other7.4%

Interest, rents and other
7.4%$42 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking82%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails4.1%Health and hospitals1.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.6%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%

What stands out

82%

of Berlin's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
82%$909 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$909 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$128 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$68 thousand
  • Government buildings$39 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$11 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.1%$46 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$36 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.6%$7 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Berlin. 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 Berlin 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.