Town government · Norfolk County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Dover took in $41.3 million and spent $41.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes88%State tax money7.1%Federal tax money2.4%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)1.7%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

87%

of Dover's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes88%

Property tax
87%$36.0 million
Other taxes
1.0%$403 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$402 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.7%

Fees for services
1.7%$720 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; school tuition and transportation and 2 more
  • Other service charges$616 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$78 thousand
  • School lunches$23 thousand
  • Water$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.4%

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

From the federal government
2.4%$1.0 million

State tax money7.1%

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

From the state
7.1%$2.9 million

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$266 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges31%Sent to other local governments31%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails7.3%Parks, recreation and libraries2.8%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

31%

of Dover'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
31%$13.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$13.0 million
Sent to other local governments
31%$12.8 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$12.6 million
  • Sent to the state government$141 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$10.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$7.2 million
  • Government buildings$1.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$830 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$781 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.3%$3.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Fire protection$532 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$292 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$215 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$752 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$408 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$384 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$354 thousand
  • Water supply$30 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.9%$370 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$370 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$317 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$317 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$128 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$123 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$123 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Dover. 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 Dover 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.