Town government · Worcester County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Shrewsbury took in $255 million and spent $301 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes47%Fees for services (electric power, sewer)36%State tax money13%Fines and other3.1%Federal tax money1.3%

What stands out

36%

of Shrewsbury's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Town taxes47%

Property tax
46%$117 million
Other taxes
1.2%$3.0 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$1.8 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.2 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$90.9 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; other government-run businesses and 8 more
  • Electric power$41.4 million
  • Other government-run businesses$24.9 million
  • Sewer$10.2 million
  • Water$5.7 million
  • Other service charges$3.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.1 million
  • Garbage collection$1.7 million
  • School tuition and transportation$572 thousand
  • Other school charges$447 thousand
  • School lunches$338 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.3%

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

From the federal government
1.3%$3.2 million

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$33.1 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%$47 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$7.9 million
Fines
<0.1%$162 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges44%Running the government and other costs28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Police, fire, courts and jails3.8%Parks, recreation and libraries1.6%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

44%

of Shrewsbury'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
44%$132 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$132 million
Running the government and other costs
28%$83.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$42.7 million
  • Government buildings$20.9 million
  • Other government-run businesses$14.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$57.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Electric power$44.0 million
  • Sewer systems$8.2 million
  • Water supply$5.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.8%$11.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$6.3 million
  • Fire protection$4.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$601 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$162 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$4.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$2.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
1.5%$4.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.5 million
Interest on debt
1.4%$4.2 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$4.1 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$87 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$2.5 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$2.2 million
  • Sent to the state government$303 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$215 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$215 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$123 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$123 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Shrewsbury. 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 Shrewsbury 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.