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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2024), Scituate took in $48.0 million and spent $49.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes70%State tax money20%Fines and other4.2%Fees for services (school lunches, parks and recreation)4.1%County and local tax money1.6%

What stands out

20%

of Scituate's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Town taxes70%

Property tax
70%$33.4 million
Other taxes
0.5%$255 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$239 thousand
  • Other licenses$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.1%

Fees for services
4.1%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; other school charges and 4 more
  • Other service charges$1.1 million
  • Other school charges$541 thousand
  • School lunches$249 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$57 thousand
  • Road charges$27 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$9.6 million

County and local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.6%$766 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$1.9 million
Fines
0.2%$94 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges63%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Running the government and other costs10%Roads, transit and parking4.5%Parks, recreation and libraries1.9%All other spending4.7%

What stands out

63%

of Scituate'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
63%$31.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$31.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$7.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$5.7 million
  • Fire protection$1.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$246 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$5.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$537 thousand
  • Government buildings$412 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$321 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$45 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.5%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$937 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$705 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$232 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.8%$871 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$871 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.4%$697 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$697 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$494 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$158 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$158 thousand
Social services
0.2%$93 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$93 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$16 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Scituate. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 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 Scituate 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.