SOMERVILLE CITY finances
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SOMERVILLE CITY
City or town in Massachusetts (Middlesex County area). Fiscal year 2022 (year ends 06/30); population 80,935.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $241.5 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $52.7 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $11.7 million | U |
| From the federal government | $57.3 million | B |
| From the state government | $74.4 million | C |
| From local governments | $0 | D |
| Spending: current operations | $338.1 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $64.2 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $10.7 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $7.1 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $437.6 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $413.0 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $394.6 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Elem Sec Educ | $176.8 million |
| General NEC | $61.0 million |
| Sewerage | $34.1 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $26.4 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $20.5 million |
| Water Utilities | $18.7 million |
| Police Protection | $17.6 million |
| Regular Highways | $9.6 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $8.7 million |
| Protective Inspection | $7.8 million |
| Central Staff | $6.0 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $3.5 million |
| Parks & Rec | $2.9 million |
| Financial Adm | $2.8 million |
| Libraries | $2.7 million |
| Health | $1.5 million |
| Judicial | $1.3 million |
| Welfare NEC | $329,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $266.2 million |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $41.4 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $11.2 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $296.4 million |
| 61V | Short Term Debt O/S-Beginning | $72.9 million |
| 64V | Short Term Debt O/S-End of FY | $98.2 million |
| A09 | Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges | $343,000 |
| A50 | Housing & Comm Dev Charges | $302,000 |
| A60 | Parking Facilities Charges | $2.0 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $248,000 |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $26.7 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $61,000 |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $7.5 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $15.6 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $57.3 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $74.4 million |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $143.6 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $2.8 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $20.5 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $1.3 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $5.9 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $16.2 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $1.5 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $8.5 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $2.8 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $2.7 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $2.9 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $17.6 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $7.8 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $329,000 |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $22.8 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $8.7 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $61.0 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $11.2 million |
| F12 | Elem Sec Educ-Construction | $33.2 million |
| F29 | Central Staff-Construction | $148,000 |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $10.2 million |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $1.1 million |
| F50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Constr | $721,000 |
| F52 | Libraries-Construction | $36,000 |
| F80 | Sewerage-Construction | $11.3 million |
| F91 | Water Utilities-Construction | $7.5 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $10.5 million |
| I91 | Water Utilities-Interest | $223,000 |
| L89 | General NEC-IG to State | $5.7 million |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $1.4 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $206.8 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $4.2 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $30.4 million |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $562,000 |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $5.8 million |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $695,000 |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $4.6 million |
Source: State and local government finances 2022, Census of Governments: every local government (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 252017166453.