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NEWTON CITY finances

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NEWTON CITY

City or town in Massachusetts (Middlesex County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 06/30); population 87,381.

Other years: 2024 · 2022

Summary

WhatAmountCensus item codes
Taxes$462.6 millionT
Charges and fees$149.6 millionA
Other general revenue$30.7 millionU
From the federal government$15.7 millionB
From the state government$49.3 millionC
From local governments$0D
Spending: current operations$666.3 millionE
Spending: construction$48.8 millionF
Spending: other capital outlay$0G
Spending: interest on debt$11.3 millionI
Spending: assistance and subsidies$0J
Payments to other governments$8.3 millionL M Q S
General revenue$707.9 millionT A U B C D
Direct spending$726.3 millionE F G I J
Debt at year end$328.8 million49U + 64V

Spending by function

Function (Census name)Current operations + construction + capital
Elem Sec Educ$366.0 million
General NEC$117.3 million
Local Fire Protection$38.7 million
Sewerage$37.0 million
Police Protection$36.7 million
Water Utilities$29.3 million
Solid Waste Mgt$18.1 million
General Public Bldg-Curr Oper$14.1 million
Regular Highways$12.0 million
Parks & Rec$10.4 million
Central Staff$7.5 million
Libraries$7.3 million
Health$6.5 million
Financial Adm$4.6 million
Protective Inspection$3.4 million
Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper$3.3 million
Judicial$2.3 million
Natural Resources NEC$303,000
Welfare NEC$289,000

Every item reported

CodeCensus descriptionAmount
19UBeg LT Debt O/S NEC$331.4 million
29ULTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC$30.4 million
39ULTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC$33.0 million
49ULTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC$328.8 million
A09Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges$417,000
A10Elem Sec Educ Tuition and Transportation Charges$639,000
A12Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges$2.7 million
A80Sewerage Charges$72.7 million
A89All Other NEC Charges$15.8 million
A91Water Utilities Revenue$57.3 million
B89Federal IG Other$15.7 million
C89State IG Other$49.3 million
E12Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper$343.5 million
E23Financial Adm-Curr Operation$4.6 million
E24Local Fire Protection Curr Operation$38.2 million
E25Judicial-Current Operation$2.3 million
E29Central Staff-Curr Operation$7.5 million
E31General Public Bldg-Curr Oper$8.5 million
E32Health-Current Operation$6.5 million
E44Regular Highways-Current Oper$11.2 million
E50Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper$3.2 million
E52Libraries-Current Operation$7.2 million
E59Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op$278,000
E61Parks & Rec-Current Operation$10.1 million
E62Police Protection-Current Oper$36.5 million
E66Protective Inspection-Curr Op$3.2 million
E79Welfare NEC-Current Operation$289,000
E80Sewerage-Current Operation$29.9 million
E81Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper$18.1 million
E89General NEC-Current Operation$112.2 million
E91Water Utilities-Current Oper$23.3 million
F12Elem Sec Educ-Construction$22.5 million
F24Local Fire Protection Construction$542,000
F29Central Staff-Construction$1,000
F31General Public Bldg-Constr$5.7 million
F44Regular Highways-Construction$881,000
F50Housing & Comm Dev-Constr$89,000
F52Libraries-Construction$33,000
F59Natural Resources NEC-Constr$25,000
F61Parks & Rec-Construction$351,000
F62Police Protection-Construction$259,000
F66Protective Inspection-Constr$255,000
F80Sewerage-Construction$7.0 million
F89General NEC-Construction$5.0 million
F91Water Utilities-Construction$6.1 million
I89General Interest on Debt$10.5 million
I91Water Utilities-Interest$781,000
L89General NEC-IG to State$6.4 million
M89General NEC-IG-Local NEC$1.9 million
T01Property Tax$443.6 million
T19Other Selective Sales Taxes$5.6 million
T29Other License Tax$13.4 million
U01Special Assessments$33,000
U20Interest Earnings$14.1 million
U30Fines & Forfeits$1.2 million
U50Donations From Private Sources$801,000
U99Misc General Revenue NEC$14.6 million

Source: State and local government finances 2024, annual survey sample of units (U.S. Census Bureau) (U.S. Census Bureau). Collected Nov 14, 2026 11:48 PM CST. Amounts as published (thousands of dollars in the file; shown in dollars). Group totals are sums of item codes by letter. Item code list: Census technical documentation. Government ID 252017166452.