READING TOWN finances
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READING TOWN
Township in Massachusetts (Middlesex County area). Fiscal year 2022 (year ends 06/30); population 25,535.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $87.2 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $117.6 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $2.4 million | U |
| From the federal government | $5.6 million | B |
| From the state government | $18.7 million | C |
| From local governments | $0 | D |
| Spending: current operations | $219.7 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $16.3 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $1.4 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $1.7 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $231.6 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $237.4 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $44.5 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Electric Utilities | $98.2 million |
| Elem Sec Educ | $77.7 million |
| General NEC | $16.9 million |
| Sewerage | $7.0 million |
| Police Protection | $6.9 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $6.4 million |
| Water Utilities | $5.9 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $4.3 million |
| Regular Highways | $4.1 million |
| Libraries | $1.9 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $1.8 million |
| Parks & Rec | $1.6 million |
| Financial Adm | $1.2 million |
| Central Staff | $1.0 million |
| Health | $322,000 |
| Judicial | $316,000 |
| Protective Inspection | $224,000 |
| Welfare NEC | $121,000 |
| Natural Resources NEC | $75,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $37.8 million |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $11.9 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $7.3 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $42.5 million |
| 64V | Short Term Debt O/S-End of FY | $2.0 million |
| A09 | Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges | $172,000 |
| A10 | Elem Sec Educ Tuition and Transportation Charges | $1.3 million |
| A12 | Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges | $590,000 |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $632,000 |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $7.3 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $2.9 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $7.4 million |
| A92 | Electric Utilities Revenue | $97.4 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $5.6 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $18.7 million |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $75.5 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $1.2 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $5.7 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $316,000 |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $528,000 |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $1.3 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $322,000 |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $3.6 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $1.9 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $75,000 |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $1.5 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $6.7 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $224,000 |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $121,000 |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $6.1 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $1.8 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $16.6 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $4.5 million |
| E92 | Electric Utilities-Current Op | $91.8 million |
| F12 | Elem Sec Educ-Construction | $2.1 million |
| F24 | Local Fire Protection Construction | $678,000 |
| F29 | Central Staff-Construction | $496,000 |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $3.0 million |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $517,000 |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $144,000 |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $110,000 |
| F80 | Sewerage-Construction | $974,000 |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $304,000 |
| F91 | Water Utilities-Construction | $1.4 million |
| F92 | Electric Utilities-Constr | $6.5 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $884,000 |
| I91 | Water Utilities-Interest | $546,000 |
| L89 | General NEC-IG to State | $591,000 |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $1.1 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $86.5 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $521,000 |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $164,000 |
| U01 | Special Assessments | $7,000 |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $583,000 |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $54,000 |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $149,000 |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $1.6 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 253017128145.