Town government · Norfolk County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Weymouth took in $256 million and spent $260 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes58%State tax money20%Fees for services (sewer, water)13%Federal tax money7.1%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

57%

of Weymouth's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 20%.

Town taxes58%

Property tax
57%$146 million
Other taxes
1.4%$3.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$2.4 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.2 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$34.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 6 more
  • Sewer$18.9 million
  • Water$11.5 million
  • Other service charges$1.9 million
  • School tuition and transportation$743 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$468 thousand
  • Other school charges$307 thousand
  • School lunches$296 thousand
  • Ports and waterways$108 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.1%

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

From the federal government
7.1%$18.2 million

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$51.1 million

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$2.7 million
Fines
<0.1%$103 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges53%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Roads, transit and parking2.5%All other spending6.3%

What stands out

53%

of Weymouth's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. cities of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
53%$138 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$138 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$38.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$20.8 million
  • Water supply$10.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$6.6 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$31.4 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$25.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Government buildings$1.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$29.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$15.6 million
  • Fire protection$12.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$811 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$461 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.5%$6.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and ports and harbors
  • Roads and highways$6.5 million
  • Ports and harbors$48 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.0%$5.3 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$3.8 million
  • Sent to the state government$1.5 million
Interest on debt
2.0%$5.2 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$5.0 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$226 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$3.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.7 million
Housing and community development
0.4%$1.0 million
Health and hospitals
0.2%$612 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$612 thousand
Social services
0.2%$525 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$525 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$146 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$146 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Weymouth. 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 Weymouth 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.