ZIP 02648 · Barnstable, MA

Three governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 02648: the state, county, city or town and school district, and where each one's money comes from and goes.

Each government is shown for its own newest fiscal year on file, so the years differ. Figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, the government's own report or, for Massachusetts governments, the Massachusetts Division of Local Services, as named under Sources and more.

Where do my taxes go in 02648?
02648 is served by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Barnstable County and the City of Barnstable. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, Commonwealth of Massachusetts spent $86.4 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Barnstable County spent $132 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024) and City of Barnstable spent $298 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 02648?
Of the governments serving 02648, City of Barnstable collected $172 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), Commonwealth of Massachusetts collected $15.4 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024) and Barnstable County collected $3.8 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 02648.

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From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

See the full budget for: Barnstable County and Barnstable

Why not this year? Massachusetts governments with newer filings show city and town figures from the Massachusetts Division of Local Services (for 2025). Each other figure is the newest year the U.S. Census Bureau has published for that government, so the years differ and are not the current year. Most governments post their current budget on their own website.

Where property tax goes in 02648

City of Barnstable$172 million

56% of its $305 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

Commonwealth of Massachusetts$15.4 million

<0.1% of its $82.5 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Barnstable County$3.8 million

2.9% of its $132 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 · estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

These are each government's total property tax collections, not your bill. Your own bill is split by each government's tax rate, shown on your property tax bill.

Your county

Barnstable County

$132 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024. Estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

Where the money comes from

Fees for services (electric power, parks, land and natural resources)55%County taxes18%State tax money14%Fines and other7.3%Federal tax money5.7%

What stands out

55%

of Barnstable County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 11%.

Full Barnstable County breakdown

County taxes18%

Other taxes
15%$20.1 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$15.6 million
  • Other licenses$4.0 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$492 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.9%$3.8 million

Fees for services55%

Fees for services
55%$72.1 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; other service charges and 1 more
  • Electric power$62.5 million
  • Other service charges$8.4 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1.3 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.7%

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

From the federal government
5.7%$7.6 million

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$18.8 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$12 thousand

Fines and other7.3%

Interest, rents and other
7.3%$9.7 million
Barnstable County page →

Where the money goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities56%Running the government and other costs27%Health and hospitals11%Environment and natural resources3.6%Social services1.1%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

56%

of Barnstable County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.6%.

Full Barnstable County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
56%$73.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power
  • Electric power$73.8 million
Running the government and other costs
27%$35.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$22.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.0 million
  • Government buildings$2.7 million
Health and hospitals
11%$15.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15.1 million
Environment and natural resources
3.6%$4.8 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4.8 million
Social services
1.1%$1.4 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.4%$537 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$340 thousand
  • Fire protection$197 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$513 thousand
Barnstable County page →

Your city

Public schools here are run by City of Barnstable, so school money is part of its budget.

City of Barnstable

$298 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the Massachusetts Division of Local Services.

Where the money comes from

City taxes60%Fees for services21%State tax money13%Fines and other4.4%Federal tax money2.4%
Full Barnstable breakdown

City taxes60%

Property tax
56%$172 million
Other taxes
3.2%$9.9 million

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$63.6 million

Federal tax money2.4%

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

From the federal government
2.4%$7.4 million

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$38.7 million

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$13.1 million
Fines
0.1%$350 thousand
Barnstable page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges38%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Running the government and other costs12%Employee benefits (pensions, health insurance, Social Security)9.8%Police, fire, courts and jails7.3%All other spending20%
Full Barnstable breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
38%$112 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$40.1 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$34.8 million
Employee benefits (pensions, health insurance, Social Security)
9.8%$29.1 million
Retirement, Social Security, health insurance and workers compensation costs that are not charged to one department. Benefits paid inside a department's own budget are counted with that department.
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.3%$21.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.6%$19.7 million
Sent to other local governments
5.3%$15.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.7%$13.9 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
2.5%$7.3 million
Social services
0.7%$2.1 million
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$1.1 million
Housing and community development
0.2%$557 thousand
Barnstable page →

Your state

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

$86.4 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State taxes52%Federal tax money30%Fines and other9.2%Fees for services (college tuition, airport)8.4%Local tax money0.8%
Full Massachusetts breakdown

What stands out

27%

of Massachusetts' money comes from a personal income tax.A typical state government gets 14%.

State taxes52%

Individual income tax
27%$22.1 billion
Sales tax
11%$9.40 billion
Business income tax
7.6%$6.29 billion
Other taxes
6.2%$5.12 billion
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; insurance premium taxes and 15 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$713 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$692 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$614 million
  • Estate and gift taxes$574 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$470 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$465 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$346 million
  • Tobacco taxes$340 million
  • Amusement taxes$323 million
  • Other licenses$314 million
  • Driver's licenses$113 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$98.4 million
  • Corporation licenses$28.6 million
  • Amusement licenses$14.8 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$7.7 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4.4 million
  • Public utility taxes$4.2 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
<0.1%$15.4 million

Fees for services8.4%

Fees for services
8.4%$6.95 billion
What's in fees for servicesCollege tuition; airport and 17 more
  • College tuition$2.07 billion
  • Airport$1.13 billion
  • Other service charges$784 million
  • University housing and dining$637 million
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$620 million
  • Sewer$540 million
  • Transit fares$417 million
  • Water$313 million
  • Ports and waterways$148 million
  • Road charges$92.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$75.7 million
  • Hospital bills$48.7 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$32.0 million
  • Electric power$28.4 million
  • Housing$10.1 million
  • Other education charges$3.6 million
  • School lunches$1.5 million
  • Other school charges$356 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money30%

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

From the federal government
30%$24.4 billion

Local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
0.8%$673 million

Fines and other9.2%

Interest, rents and other
8.8%$7.27 billion
Fines
0.4%$290 million
Massachusetts page →

Where the money goes

Social services40%Sent to local governments17%Schools and colleges12%Roads, transit and parking8.3%Running the government and other costs7.2%All other spending16%

What stands out

40%

of Massachusetts' spending goes to social services.A typical state government spends 31%.

Full Massachusetts breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
40%$34.6 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$34.2 billion
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$286 million
  • Welfare institutions$80.5 million
  • Veterans' services$33.9 million
Sent to local governments
17%$15.0 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to local governments: elementary and secondary schools; sent to local governments: general support and 22 more
  • Sent to local governments: elementary and secondary schools$8.38 billion
  • Sent to local governments: general support$2.19 billion
  • Sent to school districts$1.48 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$941 million
  • Sent to local governments: housing and community development$772 million
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$392 million
  • Sent to local governments: public health$159 million
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$146 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$118 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$103 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$97.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$61.3 million
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$47.9 million
  • Sent to local governments: airports$19.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$19.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: hospitals$13.3 million
  • Sent to local governments: ports and harbors$7.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$5.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: sewer systems$5.3 million
  • Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$4.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$4.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: colleges and universities$4.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.2 million
  • Sent to the federal government$2.7 million
Schools and colleges
12%$9.99 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; other education and 3 more
  • Colleges and universities$5.80 billion
  • Other education$1.88 billion
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$1.02 billion
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$649 million
  • Elementary and secondary schools$636 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.3%$7.18 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit; roads and highways and 3 more
  • Public transit$3.39 billion
  • Roads and highways$2.17 billion
  • Airports$939 million
  • Toll roads and bridges$550 million
  • Ports and harbors$125 million
Running the government and other costs
7.2%$6.22 billion
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.18 billion
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.29 billion
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$284 million
  • Government buildings$274 million
  • Other government administration$198 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.8%$4.13 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$1.63 billion
  • Courts and legal services$1.38 billion
  • Police$747 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$219 million
  • Inspections and regulation$152 million
Health and hospitals
3.6%$3.13 billion
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$2.09 billion
  • Hospitals$1.04 billion
Interest on debt
2.8%$2.45 billion
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on public transit debt and 2 more
  • Interest on general debt$2.19 billion
  • Interest on public transit debt$209 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$50.2 million
  • Interest on electric power debt$142 thousand
Housing and community development
2.4%$2.08 billion
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.8%$708 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 2 more
  • Sewer systems$442 million
  • Water supply$243 million
  • Electric power$22.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.0 million
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$601 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$601 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$300 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$272 million
  • Libraries$28.2 million
Massachusetts page →
Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

Commonwealth of Massachusetts. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Barnstable County. 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.

City of Barnstable. Massachusetts Department of Revenue, Division of Local Services, Schedule A annual financial report, fiscal year 2025, fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

How these figures are counted. Massachusetts city and town figures are the Schedule A annual financial reports each municipality files with the Department of Revenue's Division of Local Services, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025 (or the newest year on file), grouped into the same categories as the Census figures. They include the municipality's own schools. Counties and regional school districts do not file this report, so their figures remain the Census figures.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.