Town government · Bristol County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Rehoboth took in $35.6 million and spent $36.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes88%State tax money7.0%Federal tax money2.0%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources)2.0%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

86%

of Rehoboth's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 53%.

Town taxes88%

Property tax
86%$30.5 million
Other taxes
2.4%$850 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$538 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$312 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.0%

Fees for services
2.0%$720 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks, land and natural resources
  • Other service charges$705 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.0%

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

From the federal government
2.0%$727 thousand

State tax money7.0%

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

From the state
7.0%$2.5 million

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$358 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments53%Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking3.0%Parks, recreation and libraries0.9%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

53%

of Rehoboth's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
53%$19.1 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$19.0 million
  • Sent to the state government$103 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$10.8 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$6.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.7 million
  • Government buildings$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$730 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$4.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$3.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$770 thousand
  • Fire protection$540 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$171 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.0%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$314 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$306 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$149 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$149 thousand
Social services
0.4%$147 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$147 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$33 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$33 thousand
Schools and colleges
<0.1%$8 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$8 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Rehoboth. 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 Rehoboth 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.