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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Franklin took in $298 thousand and spent $272 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes52%State tax money48%

What stands out

48%

of Franklin's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes52%

Property tax
45%$135 thousand
Other taxes
6.4%$19 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and other licenses
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$12 thousand
  • Other licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money48%

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

From the state
48%$144 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking76%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails9.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.9%

What stands out

76%

of Franklin'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
76%$206 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$206 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$33 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$15 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$6 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.2%$25 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$19 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.9%$8 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Franklin. 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 Franklin 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.