Town government · Essex County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Rockport took in $50.8 million and spent $58.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes59%Fees for services (sewer, water)28%State tax money6.5%Fines and other3.2%County and local tax money2.8%Federal tax money0.9%

What stands out

28%

of Rockport's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes59%

Property tax
56%$28.2 million
Other taxes
3.3%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.2 million
  • Other licenses$482 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$14.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 9 more
  • Other service charges$7.8 million
  • Sewer$2.5 million
  • Water$2.3 million
  • Garbage collection$793 thousand
  • Parking$269 thousand
  • Ports and waterways$141 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$112 thousand
  • Other school charges$72 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$41 thousand
  • School lunches$38 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$480 thousand

State tax money6.5%

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

From the state
6.5%$3.3 million

County and local tax money2.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.8%$1.4 million

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$1.5 million
Fines
0.3%$150 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges38%Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails9.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.7%Roads, transit and parking6.6%All other spending6.7%

What stands out

38%

of Rockport'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
38%$22.4 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$22.4 million
Running the government and other costs
31%$18.2 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$16.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$513 thousand
  • Government buildings$486 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.0%$5.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.1 million
  • Fire protection$1.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$651 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$179 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.7%$5.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.2 million
  • Sewer systems$2.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$772 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.6%$3.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.9 million
Sent to other local governments
3.0%$1.8 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$1.6 million
  • Sent to the state government$115 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$68 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$620 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$620 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$273 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$221 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$52 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$66 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$66 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$35 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$35 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Rockport. 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 Rockport 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.