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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Gardner took in $1.3 million and spent $744 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes49%Fees for services (road charges)35%State tax money15%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

35%

of Gardner'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 taxes49%

Property tax
38%$488 thousand
Other taxes
11%$134 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$99 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$19 thousand
  • Other licenses$14 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$451 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$424 thousand
  • Road charges$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$194 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Interest on debt13%Running the government and other costs11%Health and hospitals1.1%

What stands out

20%

of Gardner'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
37%$275 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$275 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$146 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$146 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$136 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Fire protection$102 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$17 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$16 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Interest on debt
13%$99 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$80 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)$39 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$20 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$17 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$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 Gardner. 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 Gardner 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.