Town government · Norfolk County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Norwood took in $228 million and spent $270 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes55%State tax money19%Fees for services (water, school tuition and transportation)14%Fines and other7.9%Federal tax money4.1%

What stands out

19%

of Norwood'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 taxes55%

Property tax
48%$110 million
Other taxes
7.1%$16.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$13.5 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.7 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$30.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 5 more
  • Water$19.8 million
  • Other service charges$9.2 million
  • School tuition and transportation$1.0 million
  • Transit fares$366 thousand
  • School lunches$200 thousand
  • Other school charges$185 thousand
  • Garbage collection$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.1%

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

From the federal government
4.1%$9.4 million

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$43.7 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other7.9%

Interest, rents and other
7.8%$17.8 million
Fines
<0.1%$196 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges52%Running the government and other costs20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Police, fire, courts and jails8.6%Interest on debt3.4%All other spending5.7%

What stands out

52%

of Norwood'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
52%$140 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$140 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$54.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$39.5 million
  • Government buildings$10.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$27.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$25.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.6%$23.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$11.2 million
  • Fire protection$10.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$782 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$546 thousand
Interest on debt
3.4%$9.1 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$7.9 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$656 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$542 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.5%$6.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.8 million
Sent to other local governments
1.4%$3.8 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$3.0 million
  • Sent to the state government$794 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$3.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$2.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
Health and hospitals
0.3%$755 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$755 thousand
Social services
0.1%$367 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$367 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Norwood. 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 Norwood 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.