Town government · Norfolk County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Cohasset took in $66.3 million and spent $68.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes70%Fees for services (water, sewer)16%State tax money9.6%Federal tax money3.0%Fines and other1.9%

What stands out

16%

of Cohasset'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 taxes70%

Property tax
67%$44.5 million
Other taxes
2.4%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$1.2 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$431 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$10.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 7 more
  • Water$5.6 million
  • Sewer$2.9 million
  • Other service charges$921 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$521 thousand
  • Garbage collection$291 thousand
  • Other school charges$191 thousand
  • School lunches$70 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$27 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.0%

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

From the federal government
3.0%$2.0 million

State tax money9.6%

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

From the state
9.6%$6.4 million

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$1.3 million
Fines
<0.1%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges49%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails9.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.2%Roads, transit and parking3.0%All other spending4.4%

What stands out

49%

of Cohasset's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
49%$33.5 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$33.5 million
Running the government and other costs
27%$18.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$15.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.5%$6.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.0 million
  • Fire protection$2.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$336 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$242 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.2%$4.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$3.0 million
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$513 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.0%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
Sent to other local governments
1.5%$1.0 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$802 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$199 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$891 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$736 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$155 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$808 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$462 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$346 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$211 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$211 thousand
Social services
0.1%$92 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$92 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Cohasset. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Cohasset 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.