Town government · Plymouth County, MA

East Bridgewater's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), East Bridgewater took in $62.4 million and spent $68.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes57%State tax money24%Fees for services (water, school tuition and transportation)10%Federal tax money6.2%Fines and other1.6%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

24%

of East Bridgewater's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Town taxes57%

Property tax
56%$35.2 million
Other taxes
1.1%$710 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$407 thousand
  • Other licenses$303 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$6.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 4 more
  • Water$2.7 million
  • Other service charges$2.6 million
  • School tuition and transportation$721 thousand
  • Sewer$264 thousand
  • Other school charges$142 thousand
  • School lunches$81 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.2%

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

From the federal government
6.2%$3.9 million

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$15.0 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$191 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$1.0 million
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges55%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Roads, transit and parking4.7%Sent to other local governments2.6%All other spending6.1%

What stands out

55%

of East Bridgewater'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
55%$37.5 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$37.5 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$14.2 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$12.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$988 thousand
  • Government buildings$431 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$364 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$7.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$4.1 million
  • Police$3.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$223 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$175 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.7%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.2 million
Sent to other local governments
2.6%$1.8 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$1.7 million
  • Sent to the state government$117 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.4%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$1.2 million
  • Sewer systems$414 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$1.4 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.2 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$212 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$566 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$543 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$23 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$271 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$271 thousand
Social services
0.3%$212 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$212 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$80 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$80 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of East Bridgewater. 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 East Bridgewater 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.