Town government · Plymouth County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Plymouth took in $338 million and spent $385 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes70%State tax money14%Fees for services (sewer, water)10%Federal tax money3.0%Fines and other2.9%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

14%

of Plymouth's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of 50,000+ people gets 6.9%.

Town taxes70%

Property tax
68%$229 million
Other taxes
1.9%$6.5 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$4.4 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.0 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$34.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 7 more
  • Other service charges$11.2 million
  • Sewer$9.5 million
  • Water$7.3 million
  • Airport$3.0 million
  • Garbage collection$1.3 million
  • Other school charges$601 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$463 thousand
  • School lunches$432 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$343 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.0%

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

From the federal government
3.0%$10.3 million

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$47.8 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%$227 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$9.6 million
Fines
<0.1%$287 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges50%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Roads, transit and parking3.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.4%All other spending5.2%

What stands out

50%

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

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
50%$191 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$191 million
Running the government and other costs
26%$99.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$78.0 million
  • Government buildings$12.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$47.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$23.0 million
  • Fire protection$22.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.5%$13.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$10.9 million
  • Airports$2.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.4%$13.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$6.1 million
  • Water supply$6.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$950 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$7.9 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$7.5 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$351 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.3%$5.0 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$4.5 million
  • Sent to the state government$546 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$4.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$2.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.8 million
Housing and community development
0.3%$1.2 million
Social services
0.2%$797 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$797 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$586 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$586 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$29 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$29 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Plymouth. 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 Plymouth 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.