Town government · Essex County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Salisbury took in $46.3 million and spent $56.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes68%Fees for services (sewer, water)17%State tax money7.6%Fines and other4.1%Federal tax money3.1%

What stands out

17%

of Salisbury'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 taxes68%

Property tax
62%$28.5 million
Other taxes
6.2%$2.9 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.2 million
  • Other licenses$665 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$8.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$3.5 million
  • Water$3.0 million
  • Other service charges$929 thousand
  • Parking$569 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.1%

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

From the federal government
3.1%$1.5 million

State tax money7.6%

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

From the state
7.6%$3.5 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%$5 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$1.7 million
Fines
0.5%$226 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Parks, recreation and libraries7.0%All other spending10%

What stands out

29%

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

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
29%$16.3 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$16.2 million
  • Sent to the state government$98 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$13.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$9.0 million
  • Water supply$4.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$194 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$9.5 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$7.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$935 thousand
  • Government buildings$32 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$7.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$4.4 million
  • Fire protection$2.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$477 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.0%$3.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.3 million
  • Libraries$617 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.8%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.2 million
Interest on debt
2.9%$1.6 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.3 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$284 thousand
Housing and community development
1.1%$590 thousand
Social services
0.5%$271 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$271 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$64 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$64 thousand
Schools and colleges
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Salisbury. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of Salisbury 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.