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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Greenfield took in $1.2 million and spent $836 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes66%State tax money24%Federal tax money9.6%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)1.3%

What stands out

10%

of Greenfield's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes66%

Property tax
59%$689 thousand
Other taxes
6.2%$72 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$72 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$15 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$12 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.6%

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

From the federal government
9.6%$112 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$273 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking53%Running the government and other costs20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Interest on debt2.6%Parks, recreation and libraries0.1%

What stands out

13%

of Greenfield'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
53%$442 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$442 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$166 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$98 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$33 thousand
  • Government buildings$20 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$15 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$105 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$105 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$100 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$80 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$12 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$22 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Greenfield. 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 Greenfield 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.