City government · Essex County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Lynn took in $574 million and spent $749 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money60%City taxes31%Federal tax money4.2%Fines and other2.7%Fees for services (garbage collection, school lunches)1.9%

What stands out

60%

of Lynn's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 6.4%.

City taxes31%

Property tax
30%$173 million
Other taxes
1.0%$5.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$3.7 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.9 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.9%

Fees for services
1.9%$10.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 6 more
  • Other service charges$7.0 million
  • Garbage collection$1.3 million
  • Other government-run businesses$1.1 million
  • School lunches$928 thousand
  • Parking$265 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$178 thousand
  • Other school charges$57 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.2%

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

From the federal government
4.2%$23.8 million

State tax money60%

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

From the state
60%$345 million

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$13.2 million
Fines
0.4%$2.3 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges61%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Running the government and other costs9.8%Roads, transit and parking2.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.0%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

61%

of Lynn's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. cities of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
61%$459 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$459 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$149 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation; police and 2 more
  • Inspections and regulation$56.3 million
  • Police$48.1 million
  • Fire protection$43.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.6 million
Running the government and other costs
9.8%$73.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$64.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.1 million
  • Other government-run businesses$536 thousand
  • Government buildings$365 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.6%$19.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$19.8 million
  • Parking$73 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.0%$15.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$15.3 million
Interest on debt
1.9%$14.3 million
Sent to other local governments
1.3%$9.8 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$7.2 million
  • Sent to the state government$2.6 million
Housing and community development
0.5%$4.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$2.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.0 million
  • Libraries$138 thousand
Social services
0.2%$1.7 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.7 million
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$34 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$34 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lynn. 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 City of Lynn 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.