Town government · Middlesex County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Wayland took in $120 million and spent $136 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 taxes74%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)11%State tax money9.9%Fines and other2.9%Federal tax money2.4%

What stands out

73%

of Wayland's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 53%.

Town taxes74%

Property tax
73%$87.1 million
Other taxes
1.1%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$1.1 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$241 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$12.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 4 more
  • Other service charges$7.5 million
  • Water$4.3 million
  • Garbage collection$586 thousand
  • Other school charges$313 thousand
  • School lunches$135 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.4%

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

From the federal government
2.4%$2.9 million

State tax money9.9%

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

From the state
9.9%$11.9 million

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$3.5 million
Fines
<0.1%$51 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges54%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails6.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.7%Interest on debt3.3%All other spending7.4%

What stands out

54%

of Wayland'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
54%$73.5 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$73.5 million
Running the government and other costs
25%$34.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$29.6 million
  • Government buildings$1.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.2%$8.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.9 million
  • Fire protection$3.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$471 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$270 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.7%$5.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$4.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$427 thousand
Interest on debt
3.3%$4.5 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$4.2 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$291 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.0%$4.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.1 million
Health and hospitals
1.9%$2.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$1.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$299 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$1.3 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$1.2 million
  • Sent to the state government$107 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$295 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$295 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 Wayland. 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 Wayland 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.