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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Boston took in $1.5 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money39%City taxes30%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)25%Fines and other5.0%

What stands out

39%

of Boston's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes30%

Property tax
16%$238 thousand
Other taxes
14%$212 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 6 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$109 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$55 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$20 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$9 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$9 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$376 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$141 thousand
  • Garbage collection$134 thousand
  • Water$64 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money39%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
39%$577 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Fines
5.0%$74 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Roads, transit and parking17%Running the government and other costs13%Sent to other local governments10%All other spending3.4%

What stands out

10%

of Boston's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$405 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$405 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$287 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$121 thousand
  • Water supply$86 thousand
  • Sewer systems$80 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$207 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$207 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$161 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$89 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$61 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$11 thousand
Sent to other local governments
10%$122 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$122 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$32 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$32 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Boston. 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 City of Boston 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.