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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 $714 thousand and spent $663 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other39%Town taxes35%State tax money17%Federal tax money5.3%Fees for services (garbage collection, transit fares)2.0%County and local tax money1.0%

What stands out

39%

of Greenfield's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes35%

Property tax
35%$251 thousand

Fees for services2.0%

Fees for services
2.0%$14 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; transit fares and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$7 thousand
  • Transit fares$6 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.3%

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

From the federal government
5.3%$38 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$123 thousand

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$7 thousand

Fines and other39%

Interest, rents and other
39%$281 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking78%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails6.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.9%Health and hospitals1.4%

What stands out

78%

of Greenfield'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
78%$515 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$515 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$78 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other government-run businesses and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$32 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$16 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$15 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.3%$42 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$42 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.9%$19 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$19 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 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.