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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Weston took in $400 thousand and spent $289 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money42%Town taxes38%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)11%Federal tax money9.0%County and local tax money0.5%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

11%

of Weston's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes38%

Property tax
38%$150 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$42 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$27 thousand
  • Other service charges$10 thousand
  • Road charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.0%

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

From the federal government
9.0%$36 thousand

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$166 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$2 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking60%Running the government and other costs19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Police, fire, courts and jails8.3%Health and hospitals1.7%

What stands out

11%

of Weston'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
60%$174 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$174 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$54 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$22 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$14 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$32 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$32 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.3%$24 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$24 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Weston. 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 Weston 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.