Town government · Norfolk County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Braintree took in $300 million and spent $359 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes40%Fees for services (electric power, water)36%State tax money22%Fines and other1.3%Federal tax money0.3%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

22%

of Braintree's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

Town taxes40%

Property tax
38%$113 million
Other taxes
1.9%$5.7 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$3.2 million
  • Other licenses$2.5 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$109 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 6 more
  • Electric power$75.0 million
  • Water$24.8 million
  • Other service charges$4.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.5 million
  • Garbage collection$1.5 million
  • Other school charges$423 thousand
  • School lunches$295 thousand
  • Parking$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$778 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$66.2 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$718 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$4.0 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges38%Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails8.7%Roads, transit and parking2.5%All other spending5.2%

What stands out

38%

of Braintree's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
38%$138 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$138 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$114 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 1 more
  • Electric power$68.3 million
  • Water supply$42.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.7 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$49.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$43.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.1 million
  • Government buildings$610 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.7%$31.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$15.8 million
  • Fire protection$14.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$271 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.5%$8.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.9 million
Sent to other local governments
1.8%$6.3 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$5.4 million
  • Sent to the state government$968 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$5.9 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on electric power debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$3.9 million
  • Interest on electric power debt$1.3 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$764 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$5.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.7 million
  • Libraries$1.7 million
Social services
0.1%$455 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$455 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$278 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$278 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$163 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$163 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Braintree. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Town of Braintree 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.