Town government · Middlesex County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Lincoln took in $87.8 million and spent $91.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes46%Federal tax money22%County and local tax money21%State tax money6.3%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)4.0%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

22%

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

Town taxes46%

Property tax
45%$39.2 million
Other taxes
1.1%$973 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$581 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$392 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.0%

Fees for services
4.0%$3.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 5 more
  • Water$1.8 million
  • Other service charges$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$181 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$143 thousand
  • Other school charges$95 thousand
  • School lunches$58 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money22%

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

From the federal government
22%$19.3 million

State tax money6.3%

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

From the state
6.3%$5.5 million

County and local tax money21%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
21%$18.1 million

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$1.3 million
Fines
<0.1%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges41%Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails6.3%Interest on debt5.3%Sent to other local governments4.9%All other spending8.2%

What stands out

41%

of Lincoln'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
41%$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
34%$31.2 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$28.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$907 thousand
  • Government buildings$307 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.3%$5.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Fire protection$2.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$137 thousand
Interest on debt
5.3%$4.8 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$4.7 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$110 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.9%$4.5 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$4.4 million
  • Sent to the state government$169 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.0%$2.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$2.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$372 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$2.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$875 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.2%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$287 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$287 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$207 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$207 thousand
Social services
0.1%$123 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$123 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lincoln. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Town of Lincoln 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.