Town government · Plymouth County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Norwell took in $72.3 million and spent $77.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes74%State tax money13%Fees for services (water, school lunches)6.1%Federal tax money5.0%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

5%

of Norwell's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Town taxes74%

Property tax
72%$52.4 million
Other taxes
1.4%$1.0 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$609 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$413 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.1%

Fees for services
6.1%$4.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 4 more
  • Other service charges$2.1 million
  • Water$1.9 million
  • Other school charges$285 thousand
  • School lunches$112 thousand
  • Ports and waterways$9 thousand
  • Sewer$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.0%

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

From the federal government
5.0%$3.6 million

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$9.7 million

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$1.1 million
Fines
<0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges59%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails8.2%Roads, transit and parking5.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.5%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

59%

of Norwell'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
59%$45.9 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$45.9 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$14.9 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$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$771 thousand
  • Government buildings$525 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.2%$6.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$3.4 million
  • Fire protection$2.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$254 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.7%$4.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.5%$2.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$1.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$898 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$787 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$111 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$840 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$840 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$685 thousand
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$648 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$37 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$619 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$593 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$26 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$164 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$164 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$27 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$27 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Norwell. 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 Norwell 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.