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Government budget and revenue in Weymouth Town, Massachusetts: official figures

Weymouth Town's city government took in $255.94 million in total revenue in the fiscal year ended 30 June 2024, or $4,458 for each of its 57,410 residents (2024 figure in the finance file); per resident that is the 127th highest of 582 US cities of 50,000 or more with reported figures in the 2024 Census survey.

City government revenue per resident
$4,458
2024
City government spending per resident
$4,534
2024
City long-term debt per resident
$2,801
2024

How much does Weymouth Town spend and on what?

It spent $260.30 million in the same year, $4,534 per resident, the 129th highest of 582 US cities of 50,000 or more with reported figures in the 2024 Census survey. The largest identified functions were elementary and secondary schools (53.2%), sewerage (8.0%) and police (6.0%) of the total.

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How much tax does Weymouth Town collect per resident?

Taxes raised $149.64 million ($2,606 per resident, the 38th highest of 582) in the fiscal year ended 30 June 2024, 61.2% of general revenue, compared with 49.3% for all US city governments combined in 2022.

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What taxes does Weymouth Town rely on?

Of Weymouth Town's tax revenue in the fiscal year ended 30 June 2024, property tax made up 97.6%, selective sales taxes (on utilities, fuel, alcohol, tobacco, hotels and others) 0.8%. Across all US city governments in 2022, property tax made up 48.1% and general sales tax 19.8%; Weymouth Town's property tax share is the 19th highest of 580 US cities of 50,000 or more with reported figures in the 2024 Census survey.

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How much federal and state money does Weymouth Town get?

Payments from other governments made up 28.4% of Weymouth Town's city government's general revenue in the fiscal year ended 30 June 2024: 7.4% from the federal government ($317 per resident), 20.9% from the state. For all US city governments in 2022 the aid share was 24.3%.

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How much does Weymouth Town raise from fees and utilities?

Fees and charges for services such as sewerage, trash, parks and airports brought in $22.70 million, 9.3% of general revenue (all US city governments in 2022: 20.0%). Revenue of government-owned utilities (water, electricity, gas or transit) added $11.47 million.

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How much does Weymouth Town spend on police?

Weymouth Town's city government spent $15.58 million on police in the fiscal year ended 30 June 2024, $271 per resident (the 127th lowest of 582) and 6.0% of its total spending; police took 10.3% of spending across all US city governments in 2022.

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How much does Weymouth Town spend on fire protection?

Fire protection cost $12.59 million, $219 per resident, in the fiscal year ended 30 June 2024.

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Does Weymouth Town city government run the schools?

Weymouth Town's city government also pays for public schools: elementary and secondary education took $138.49 million, 53.2% of its spending in the fiscal year ended 30 June 2024, which in most US cities is spent by a separate school district instead.

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How much debt does Weymouth Town have?

At the end of the fiscal year ended 30 June 2024, Weymouth Town's city government owed $160.78 million in long-term debt, $2,801 per resident (the 215th highest of 582). During the year it issued $17.38 million of new long-term debt and repaid $8.75 million.

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How much does Weymouth Town pay in interest on its debt?

Interest on debt cost $5.19 million in the fiscal year ended 30 June 2024, 2.0% of total spending.

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How has the Weymouth Town city budget changed?

Between the Census survey years 2022 and 2024 (not adjusted for inflation), total revenue per resident fell 2.9% from $4,592 to $4,458, spending per resident fell 14.0% to $4,534, taxes per resident rose 10.3% to $2,606.

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How Weymouth Town compares with other cities in the United States

City government total revenue per resident, 2022 (Survey year 2022 (fiscal years ended July 2021 to June 2022))

Weymouth Town ranks 101 of 731, highest first. City government only: in many cities schools, transit, water or other services are run by separate governments or the county, so totals are not like-for-like. Per resident figures use the population the Census finance file gives each government. Governments whose figures were mostly imputed by the Census Bureau are left out. The government of Washington, DC, also carries out the functions of a state.

RankCityCity government total revenue per resident, 2022
98Denton$4,654
99Bentonville$4,622
100Gainesville$4,605
101Weymouth Town$4,592
102Malden$4,578
103Celina$4,523
104Atlanta$4,514
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City government total spending per resident, 2022 (Survey year 2022 (fiscal years ended July 2021 to June 2022))

Weymouth Town ranks 78 of 731, highest first. City government only: in many cities schools, transit, water or other services are run by separate governments or the county, so totals are not like-for-like. Per resident figures use the population the Census finance file gives each government. Governments whose figures were mostly imputed by the Census Bureau are left out. The government of Washington, DC, also carries out the functions of a state.

RankCityCity government total spending per resident, 2022
75Lynn$5,341
76Loveland$5,321
77Portland$5,306
78Weymouth Town$5,271
79Sunnyvale$5,254
80Lafayette$5,254
81Marietta$5,254
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City taxes collected per resident, 2022 (Survey year 2022 (fiscal years ended July 2021 to June 2022))

Weymouth Town ranks 48 of 731, highest first. City government only: in many cities schools, transit, water or other services are run by separate governments or the county, so totals are not like-for-like. Per resident figures use the population the Census finance file gives each government. Governments whose figures were mostly imputed by the Census Bureau are left out. The government of Washington, DC, also carries out the functions of a state.

RankCityCity taxes collected per resident, 2022
45New Haven$2,408
46St. Louis$2,403
47Newport News$2,398
48Weymouth Town$2,363
49Chesapeake$2,355
50Cranston$2,351
51Broomfield$2,329
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City spending on police per resident, 2022 (Survey year 2022 (fiscal years ended July 2021 to June 2022))

Weymouth Town ranks 566 of 731, highest first. City government only: in many cities schools, transit, water or other services are run by separate governments or the county, so totals are not like-for-like. Per resident figures use the population the Census finance file gives each government. Governments whose figures were mostly imputed by the Census Bureau are left out. The government of Washington, DC, also carries out the functions of a state.

RankCityCity spending on police per resident, 2022
563Hampton$240
564Chicopee$240
565Kannapolis$238
566Weymouth Town$238
567Cape Coral$237
568Thousand Oaks$237
569Gulfport$236
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City long-term debt outstanding per resident, end of fiscal 2022 (Survey year 2022 (fiscal years ended July 2021 to June 2022))

Weymouth Town ranks 243 of 731, highest first. City government only: in many cities schools, transit, water or other services are run by separate governments or the county, so totals are not like-for-like. Per resident figures use the population the Census finance file gives each government. Governments whose figures were mostly imputed by the Census Bureau are left out. The government of Washington, DC, also carries out the functions of a state.

RankCityCity long-term debt outstanding per resident, end of fiscal 2022
240Lafayette$2,795
241Roanoke$2,794
242Westminster$2,792
243Weymouth Town$2,775
244Pensacola$2,774
245Fort Worth$2,761
246Wichita$2,754
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Property tax as a share of city tax revenue, 2022 (Survey year 2022 (fiscal years ended July 2021 to June 2022))

Weymouth Town ranks 41 of 730, highest first. City government only: in many cities schools, transit, water or other services are run by separate governments or the county, so totals are not like-for-like. Per resident figures use the population the Census finance file gives each government. Governments whose figures were mostly imputed by the Census Bureau are left out. The government of Washington, DC, also carries out the functions of a state.

RankCityProperty tax as a share of city tax revenue, 2022
38Paterson96.6%
39Vineland96.6%
40Taunton96.5%
41Weymouth Town96.4%
42Stamford96.4%
43Novi96.3%
44Dearborn96.3%
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Federal, state and local aid as a share of city general revenue, 2022 (Survey year 2022 (fiscal years ended July 2021 to June 2022))

Weymouth Town ranks 85 of 730, highest first. City government only: in many cities schools, transit, water or other services are run by separate governments or the county, so totals are not like-for-like. Per resident figures use the population the Census finance file gives each government. Governments whose figures were mostly imputed by the Census Bureau are left out. The government of Washington, DC, also carries out the functions of a state.

RankCityFederal, state and local aid as a share of city general revenue, 2022
82Newport News38.3%
83Sandy Springs38.2%
84Norwalk37.8%
85Weymouth Town37.7%
86Sparks37.7%
87Augusta37.5%
88Jonesboro37.5%
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City government total revenue per resident, 2024 (Survey year 2024 (fiscal years ended July 2023 to June 2024))

Weymouth Town ranks 127 of 582, highest first. City government only: in many cities schools, transit, water or other services are run by separate governments or the county, so totals are not like-for-like. Per resident figures use the population the Census finance file gives each government. Governments whose figures were mostly imputed by the Census Bureau are left out. The government of Washington, DC, also carries out the functions of a state.

RankCityCity government total revenue per resident, 2024
124Glendale$4,531
125Tallahassee$4,527
126Anderson$4,503
127Weymouth Town$4,458
128Bentonville$4,435
129Portland$4,429
130Savannah$4,414
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City government total spending per resident, 2024 (Survey year 2024 (fiscal years ended July 2023 to June 2024))

Weymouth Town ranks 129 of 582, highest first. City government only: in many cities schools, transit, water or other services are run by separate governments or the county, so totals are not like-for-like. Per resident figures use the population the Census finance file gives each government. Governments whose figures were mostly imputed by the Census Bureau are left out. The government of Washington, DC, also carries out the functions of a state.

RankCityCity government total spending per resident, 2024
126Cranston$4,566
127Fort Pierce$4,562
128Boca Raton$4,543
129Weymouth Town$4,534
130Waukesha$4,508
131Glendale$4,468
132Kansas City$4,426
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City taxes collected per resident, 2024 (Survey year 2024 (fiscal years ended July 2023 to June 2024))

Weymouth Town ranks 38 of 582, highest first. City government only: in many cities schools, transit, water or other services are run by separate governments or the county, so totals are not like-for-like. Per resident figures use the population the Census finance file gives each government. Governments whose figures were mostly imputed by the Census Bureau are left out. The government of Washington, DC, also carries out the functions of a state.

RankCityCity taxes collected per resident, 2024
35Peabody$2,621
36Newport News$2,615
37Anchorage$2,611
38Weymouth Town$2,606
39Galveston$2,587
40Roanoke$2,574
41Oakland$2,550
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City spending on police per resident, 2024 (Survey year 2024 (fiscal years ended July 2023 to June 2024))

Weymouth Town ranks 456 of 582, highest first. City government only: in many cities schools, transit, water or other services are run by separate governments or the county, so totals are not like-for-like. Per resident figures use the population the Census finance file gives each government. Governments whose figures were mostly imputed by the Census Bureau are left out. The government of Washington, DC, also carries out the functions of a state.

RankCityCity spending on police per resident, 2024
453Dearborn Heights$272
454Richland$272
455Apex$271
456Weymouth Town$271
457Lacey$271
458San Angelo$270
459Bryan$270
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City long-term debt outstanding per resident, end of fiscal 2024 (Survey year 2024 (fiscal years ended July 2023 to June 2024))

Weymouth Town ranks 215 of 582, highest first. City government only: in many cities schools, transit, water or other services are run by separate governments or the county, so totals are not like-for-like. Per resident figures use the population the Census finance file gives each government. Governments whose figures were mostly imputed by the Census Bureau are left out. The government of Washington, DC, also carries out the functions of a state.

RankCityCity long-term debt outstanding per resident, end of fiscal 2024
212Kannapolis$2,816
213Flint$2,816
214Memphis$2,811
215Weymouth Town$2,801
216Manhattan$2,792
217Westminster$2,789
218Gary$2,784
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Property tax as a share of city tax revenue, 2024 (Survey year 2024 (fiscal years ended July 2023 to June 2024))

Weymouth Town ranks 19 of 580, highest first. City government only: in many cities schools, transit, water or other services are run by separate governments or the county, so totals are not like-for-like. Per resident figures use the population the Census finance file gives each government. Governments whose figures were mostly imputed by the Census Bureau are left out. The government of Washington, DC, also carries out the functions of a state.

RankCityProperty tax as a share of city tax revenue, 2024
16Cranston97.8%
17Passaic97.7%
18Quincy97.7%
19Weymouth Town97.6%
20East Orange97.5%
21South Bend97.4%
22Farmington Hills97.4%
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Federal, state and local aid as a share of city general revenue, 2024 (Survey year 2024 (fiscal years ended July 2023 to June 2024))

Weymouth Town ranks 157 of 582, highest first. City government only: in many cities schools, transit, water or other services are run by separate governments or the county, so totals are not like-for-like. Per resident figures use the population the Census finance file gives each government. Governments whose figures were mostly imputed by the Census Bureau are left out. The government of Washington, DC, also carries out the functions of a state.

RankCityFederal, state and local aid as a share of city general revenue, 2024
154Virginia Beach28.8%
155Alpharetta28.5%
156Pittsburg28.4%
157Weymouth Town28.4%
158Green Bay28.3%
159Kalamazoo28.3%
160West Allis27.9%
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