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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Somerville took in $2.4 million and spent $1.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes42%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)35%Fines and other16%State tax money6.9%

What stands out

13%

of Somerville's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes42%

Property tax
26%$641 thousand
Sales tax
13%$305 thousand
Other taxes
3.3%$79 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility taxes$64 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$849 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$333 thousand
  • Garbage collection$260 thousand
  • Sewer$256 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.9%

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

From the state
6.9%$167 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
11%$261 thousand
Fines
4.8%$117 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Parks, recreation and libraries0.6%Environment and natural resources0.5%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

30%

of Somerville's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
44%$477 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and government buildings
  • Other and not broken out$472 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$327 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$255 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$62 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$10 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$256 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$168 thousand
  • Sewer systems$44 thousand
  • Water supply$44 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$5 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Somerville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Somerville 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.