Town government · Norfolk County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Dedham took in $154 million and spent $199 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes74%State tax money12%Fees for services (sewer, school tuition and transportation)11%Fines and other1.9%Federal tax money1.0%

What stands out

73%

of Dedham's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 53%.

Town taxes74%

Property tax
73%$113 million
Other taxes
1.0%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1.5 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$17.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 3 more
  • Sewer$10.0 million
  • Other service charges$4.9 million
  • School tuition and transportation$1.9 million
  • School lunches$192 thousand
  • Other school charges$127 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.0%

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

From the federal government
1.0%$1.5 million

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$18.0 million

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$2.8 million
Fines
<0.1%$144 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges42%Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails9.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.1%Roads, transit and parking4.1%All other spending6.2%

What stands out

42%

of Dedham's 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%$83.5 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$83.5 million
Running the government and other costs
32%$64.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$36.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$23.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.3%$18.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$8.5 million
  • Police$8.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$388 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.1%$12.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$8.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.1%$8.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.3 million
Interest on debt
2.4%$4.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$3.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.9 million
  • Libraries$1.7 million
Sent to other local governments
1.6%$3.1 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$2.4 million
  • Sent to the state government$649 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$529 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$529 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$179 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$179 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$146 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$146 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Dedham. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of Dedham 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.