Town government · Essex County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Swampscott took in $81.5 million and spent $93.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes67%State tax money12%Fees for services (water, sewer)10%Federal tax money4.4%Fines and other4.3%County and local tax money2.1%

What stands out

4.4%

of Swampscott's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Town taxes67%

Property tax
66%$53.6 million
Other taxes
1.6%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$652 thousand
  • Other licenses$642 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$8.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$4.1 million
  • Sewer$2.8 million
  • Other service charges$957 thousand
  • Other school charges$327 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$115 thousand
  • School lunches$57 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.4%

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

From the federal government
4.4%$3.6 million

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$9.5 million

County and local tax money2.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.1%$1.7 million

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$3.5 million
Fines
<0.1%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges51%Running the government and other costs22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Police, fire, courts and jails9.7%Roads, transit and parking2.0%All other spending5.1%

What stands out

51%

of Swampscott'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
51%$47.9 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$47.9 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$20.8 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$18.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$888 thousand
  • Government buildings$554 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$545 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$9.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$5.1 million
  • Sewer systems$4.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.7%$9.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$4.3 million
  • Fire protection$3.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$703 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$265 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.0%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
Health and hospitals
1.6%$1.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.5 million
Sent to other local governments
1.5%$1.4 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$1.1 million
  • Sent to the state government$361 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$908 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$807 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$737 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$70 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$90 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$90 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Swampscott. 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 Swampscott 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.