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MEDFORD CITY finances

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MEDFORD CITY

City or town in Massachusetts (Middlesex County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 06/30); population 65,399.

Other years: 2024 · 2022

Summary

WhatAmountCensus item codes
Taxes$151.9 millionT
Charges and fees$34.6 millionA
Other general revenue$4.8 millionU
From the federal government$11.8 millionB
From the state government$40.3 millionC
From local governments$0D
Spending: current operations$241.5 millionE
Spending: construction$12.3 millionF
Spending: other capital outlay$0G
Spending: interest on debt$2.3 millionI
Spending: assistance and subsidies$0J
Payments to other governments$4.9 millionL M Q S
General revenue$243.6 millionT A U B C D
Direct spending$256.1 millionE F G I J
Debt at year end$69.1 million49U + 64V

Spending by function

Function (Census name)Current operations + construction + capital
Elem Sec Educ$114.7 million
General NEC$44.3 million
Water Utilities$30.2 million
Local Fire Protection$16.4 million
Police Protection$15.7 million
Solid Waste Mgt$11.4 million
Regular Highways$3.9 million
Protective Inspection$3.3 million
Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper$2.7 million
Financial Adm$2.6 million
Libraries$2.0 million
General Public Bldg-Curr Oper$2.0 million
Parks & Rec$1.7 million
Central Staff$991,000
Health$811,000
Judicial$415,000
Welfare NEC$364,000
Sewerage$346,000
Natural Resources NEC$7,000

Every item reported

CodeCensus descriptionAmount
19UBeg LT Debt O/S NEC$73.4 million
39ULTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC$4.3 million
49ULTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC$69.1 million
A09Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges$189,000
A60Parking Facilities Charges$148,000
A89All Other NEC Charges$3.2 million
A91Water Utilities Revenue$31.1 million
B89Federal IG Other$11.8 million
C89State IG Other$40.3 million
E12Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper$114.2 million
E23Financial Adm-Curr Operation$2.6 million
E24Local Fire Protection Curr Operation$16.4 million
E25Judicial-Current Operation$415,000
E29Central Staff-Curr Operation$991,000
E31General Public Bldg-Curr Oper$342,000
E32Health-Current Operation$811,000
E44Regular Highways-Current Oper$2.7 million
E50Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper$595,000
E52Libraries-Current Operation$2.0 million
E59Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op$7,000
E61Parks & Rec-Current Operation$1.7 million
E62Police Protection-Current Oper$15.7 million
E66Protective Inspection-Curr Op$3.3 million
E79Welfare NEC-Current Operation$364,000
E81Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper$11.4 million
E89General NEC-Current Operation$37.9 million
E91Water Utilities-Current Oper$30.0 million
F12Elem Sec Educ-Construction$529,000
F31General Public Bldg-Constr$1.6 million
F44Regular Highways-Construction$1.1 million
F50Housing & Comm Dev-Constr$2.1 million
F80Sewerage-Construction$346,000
F89General NEC-Construction$6.4 million
F91Water Utilities-Construction$125,000
I89General Interest on Debt$2.3 million
L89General NEC-IG to State$4.4 million
M89General NEC-IG-Local NEC$466,000
T01Property Tax$144.5 million
T19Other Selective Sales Taxes$4.1 million
T29Other License Tax$3.4 million
U20Interest Earnings$2.9 million
U30Fines & Forfeits$1.3 million
U50Donations From Private Sources$273,000
U99Misc General Revenue NEC$313,000

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 252017185819.