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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Westboro took in $720 thousand and spent $645 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money56%Town taxes28%Fines and other6.3%Federal tax money5.6%County and local tax money3.2%Fees for services (garbage collection)1.9%

What stands out

56%

of Westboro's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes28%

Property tax
27%$197 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.9%

Fees for services
1.9%$14 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$13 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.6%

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

From the federal government
5.6%$40 thousand

State tax money56%

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

From the state
56%$400 thousand

County and local tax money3.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.2%$23 thousand

Fines and other6.3%

Interest, rents and other
6.3%$45 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking64%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails9.0%Parks, recreation and libraries5.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.9%

What stands out

5.1%

of Westboro's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
64%$415 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$415 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$127 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$43 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$37 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$30 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.0%$58 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$56 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.1%$33 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$27 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.9%$12 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$11 thousand
  • Sewer systems$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Westboro. 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 Westboro 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.