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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Grafton took in $2.1 million and spent $2.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes80%State tax money14%Fees for services (road charges)3.7%Fines and other1.8%

What stands out

11%

of Grafton's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes80%

Property tax
69%$1.4 million
Other taxes
11%$223 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$174 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$49 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.7%

Fees for services
3.7%$77 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and other service charges
  • Road charges$65 thousand
  • Other service charges$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$295 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$38 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments29%Roads, transit and parking23%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.7%All other spending5.8%

What stands out

29%

of Grafton's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
29%$733 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$733 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$572 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$572 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$450 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$301 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$102 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$47 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$356 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)$126 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$104 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$73 thousand
  • Government buildings$53 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.7%$243 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$242 thousand
  • Sewer systems$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.7%$143 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$140 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Grafton. 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 Grafton 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.