Town government · Norfolk County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Medway took in $84.5 million and spent $101 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes63%State tax money18%Fees for services (water, sewer)13%Fines and other4.0%Federal tax money1.8%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

18%

of Medway'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 taxes63%

Property tax
61%$51.9 million
Other taxes
1.2%$1.0 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$704 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$302 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$11.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 4 more
  • Water$4.8 million
  • Other service charges$3.9 million
  • Sewer$2.1 million
  • Other school charges$276 thousand
  • School lunches$102 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$90 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.8%

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

From the federal government
1.8%$1.5 million

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$15.2 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$362 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$3.3 million
Fines
<0.1%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges49%Running the government and other costs25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Police, fire, courts and jails5.5%Roads, transit and parking2.2%All other spending4.8%

What stands out

49%

of Medway'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
49%$49.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$49.8 million
Running the government and other costs
25%$25.1 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$23.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$841 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$377 thousand
  • Government buildings$292 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$13.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$11.5 million
  • Sewer systems$1.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.5%$5.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.0 million
  • Fire protection$2.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$342 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$95 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.2%$2.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
Interest on debt
2.0%$2.0 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.1 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$904 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.4%$1.4 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$1.3 million
  • Sent to the state government$109 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$811 thousand
  • Libraries$474 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$87 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$87 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$84 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$84 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Medway. 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 Medway 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.