Town government · Plymouth County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Rockland took in $104 million and spent $119 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes50%State tax money25%Fees for services (water, sewer)16%Federal tax money4.7%Fines and other3.4%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

25%

of Rockland'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 taxes50%

Property tax
48%$49.8 million
Other taxes
2.5%$2.6 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.1 million
  • Other licenses$469 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$16.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 5 more
  • Water$6.9 million
  • Sewer$4.0 million
  • Other service charges$3.9 million
  • Garbage collection$1.8 million
  • School lunches$153 thousand
  • Other school charges$83 thousand
  • Parking$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.7%

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

From the federal government
4.7%$4.9 million

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$26.2 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$446 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$3.5 million
Fines
<0.1%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges53%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails9.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.2%Roads, transit and parking4.7%All other spending7.0%

What stands out

53%

of Rockland'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
53%$62.9 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$62.9 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$21.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$19.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$957 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$891 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.0%$10.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$5.2 million
  • Police$4.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$503 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$231 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.2%$9.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$5.9 million
  • Sewer systems$3.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.7%$5.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.6 million
Sent to other local governments
3.3%$3.9 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$3.8 million
  • Sent to the state government$151 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$2.3 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$2.2 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$109 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$788 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$479 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$405 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$405 thousand
Social services
0.3%$336 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$336 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$51 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Rockland. 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 Rockland 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.