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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Easton took in $819 thousand and spent $685 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes44%State tax money34%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)12%Federal tax money7.3%County and local tax money2.4%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

12%

of Easton'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 taxes44%

Property tax
44%$363 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$95 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$76 thousand
  • Other service charges$10 thousand
  • Road charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.3%

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

From the federal government
7.3%$60 thousand

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$277 thousand

County and local tax money2.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.4%$20 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking64%Running the government and other costs15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.6%Police, fire, courts and jails7.7%Interest on debt2.6%Health and hospitals1.2%

What stands out

10%

of Easton'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
64%$440 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$440 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$100 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Government buildings$49 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$32 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$19 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.6%$66 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$66 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.7%$53 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$53 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$18 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Easton. 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 Easton 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.