Town government · Plymouth County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Duxbury took in $101 million and spent $97.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes73%State tax money11%Fees for services (water, school tuition and transportation)8.8%Federal tax money4.5%Fines and other3.3%

What stands out

4.5%

of Duxbury's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Town taxes73%

Property tax
70%$70.4 million
Other taxes
2.8%$2.8 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$2.5 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$367 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.8%

Fees for services
8.8%$8.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 6 more
  • Other service charges$3.6 million
  • Water$3.2 million
  • School tuition and transportation$706 thousand
  • Garbage collection$573 thousand
  • Other school charges$452 thousand
  • Sewer$210 thousand
  • School lunches$105 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.5%

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

From the federal government
4.5%$4.5 million

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$10.7 million

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$3.3 million
Fines
<0.1%$35 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges58%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.6%Parks, recreation and libraries3.0%All other spending8.5%

What stands out

58%

of Duxbury'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
58%$57.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$57.2 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$15.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$13.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Government buildings$517 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$380 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$10.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$4.1 million
  • Fire protection$3.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$163 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.6%$3.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
  • Sewer systems$253 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$3.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.7 million
  • Libraries$1.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.7%$2.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.6 million
Sent to other local governments
2.7%$2.6 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$2.5 million
  • Sent to the state government$139 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$2.2 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$2.1 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$79 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$605 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$605 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$158 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$158 thousand
Social services
0.1%$129 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$129 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Duxbury. 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 Duxbury 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.