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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 $576 thousand and spent $606 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money60%Town taxes30%Fees for services (garbage collection)7.1%Fines and other3.0%

What stands out

60%

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

Town taxes30%

Property tax
29%$168 thousand
Other taxes
1.2%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and other licenses
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$6 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.1%

Fees for services
7.1%$41 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money60%

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

From the state
60%$343 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Fines
1.7%$10 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.2%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking60%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Running the government and other costs11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.3%Health and hospitals0.7%

What stands out

22%

of Weston's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
60%$361 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$361 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$133 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$120 thousand
  • Fire protection$13 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$64 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)$44 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.3%$44 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$44 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 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.