Town government · Essex County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Danvers took in $189 million and spent $186 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes51%Fees for services (electric power, water)33%State tax money11%Federal tax money3.0%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

33%

of Danvers' money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Town taxes51%

Property tax
49%$92.2 million
Other taxes
2.1%$3.9 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.2 million
  • Other licenses$1.7 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$62.6 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 5 more
  • Electric power$43.8 million
  • Water$10.1 million
  • Sewer$7.1 million
  • Other service charges$1.4 million
  • School lunches$154 thousand
  • Other school charges$56 thousand
  • Ports and waterways$3 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%$5.7 million

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$21.6 million

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$2.9 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges42%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails7.2%Roads, transit and parking4.3%All other spending5.5%

What stands out

42%

of Danvers' spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
42%$78.1 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$78.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$53.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 1 more
  • Electric power$39.7 million
  • Water supply$7.6 million
  • Sewer systems$6.6 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$22.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$13.7 million
  • Government buildings$5.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.2%$13.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$6.9 million
  • Fire protection$6.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$445 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$82 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.3%$8.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and ports and harbors
  • Roads and highways$8.0 million
  • Ports and harbors$49 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.4%$4.4 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$3.8 million
  • Sent to the state government$650 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$2.9 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$2.2 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$490 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$182 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$2.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.0 million
Health and hospitals
0.1%$243 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$243 thousand
Social services
0.1%$238 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$238 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Danvers. 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 Danvers 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.