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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Medford took in $684 thousand and spent $434 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes42%State tax money37%Federal tax money20%Fines and other1.5%Fees for services (road charges)0.3%

What stands out

20%

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

Town taxes42%

Property tax
41%$281 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money20%

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

From the federal government
20%$135 thousand

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$253 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking67%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.8%Interest on debt1.2%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

67%

of Medford'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
67%$290 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$290 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$81 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)$45 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$28 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$49 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$48 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.8%$8 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$8 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$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 Medford. 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 Medford 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.