Town government · Essex County, MA

Manchester-By-The-Sea's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Manchester-By-The-Sea took in $38.6 million and spent $38.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes82%Fees for services (water, sewer)11%Federal tax money4.3%State tax money2.2%Fines and other0.8%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

11%

of Manchester-By-The-Sea's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes82%

Property tax
81%$31.1 million
Other taxes
1.3%$489 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$388 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$101 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$4.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$1.3 million
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Other service charges$589 thousand
  • Garbage collection$327 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$294 thousand
  • Ports and waterways$290 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.3%

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

From the federal government
4.3%$1.7 million

State tax money2.2%

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

From the state
2.2%$866 thousand

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$50 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$263 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$38 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments49%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.4%Roads, transit and parking6.2%All other spending6.0%

What stands out

49%

of Manchester-By-The-Sea's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
49%$18.8 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$18.7 million
  • Sent to the state government$128 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$7.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$688 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$666 thousand
  • Government buildings$86 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$3.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Fire protection$1.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$159 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$114 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.4%$3.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.9 million
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$616 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.2%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.7%$1.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
  • Libraries$529 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$295 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$167 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$128 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$127 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$127 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$62 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$62 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$24 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Manchester-By-The-Sea. 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 Manchester-By-The-Sea 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.