Town government · Plymouth County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Rochester took in $26.5 million and spent $25.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes63%State tax money28%Federal tax money3.5%Fines and other3.3%Fees for services (school lunches)1.4%

What stands out

3.5%

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

Town taxes63%

Property tax
62%$16.3 million
Other taxes
1.7%$455 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$455 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.4%

Fees for services
1.4%$362 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and school lunches
  • Other service charges$344 thousand
  • School lunches$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.5%

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

From the federal government
3.5%$937 thousand

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$7.5 million

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$870 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges36%Sent to other local governments26%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails8.8%Roads, transit and parking3.4%All other spending6.5%

What stands out

36%

of Rochester's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
36%$9.3 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$9.3 million
Sent to other local governments
26%$6.6 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$6.6 million
  • Sent to the state government$16 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$5.1 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$3.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$607 thousand
  • Government buildings$605 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$102 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.8%$2.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$475 thousand
  • Fire protection$344 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.4%$867 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$867 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.5%$634 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$634 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$337 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$337 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$279 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$253 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$26 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$259 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$258 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$1 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$99 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$99 thousand
Social services
0.2%$60 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$60 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Rochester. 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 Rochester 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.