READING TOWN finances
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READING TOWN
Township in Massachusetts (Middlesex County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 06/30); population 25,205.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $96.0 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $137.9 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $8.4 million | U |
| From the federal government | $469,000 | B |
| From the state government | $35.6 million | C |
| From local governments | $159,000 | D |
| Spending: current operations | $239.1 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $26.7 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $1.2 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $1.9 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $278.4 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $267.0 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $32.5 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Electric Utilities | $90.5 million |
| Elem Sec Educ | $89.0 million |
| General NEC | $27.7 million |
| Water Utilities | $13.8 million |
| Police Protection | $9.6 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $7.5 million |
| Sewerage | $7.5 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $7.3 million |
| Regular Highways | $3.4 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $2.4 million |
| Libraries | $2.1 million |
| Financial Adm | $1.6 million |
| Parks & Rec | $1.3 million |
| Central Staff | $675,000 |
| Health | $479,000 |
| Judicial | $331,000 |
| Protective Inspection | $311,000 |
| Welfare NEC | $198,000 |
| Natural Resources NEC | $105,000 |
| Misc Comm Act | $12,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $41.3 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $8.7 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $32.5 million |
| A09 | Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges | $201,000 |
| A10 | Elem Sec Educ Tuition and Transportation Charges | $2.8 million |
| A12 | Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges | $408,000 |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $589,000 |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $8.1 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $3.3 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $9.1 million |
| A92 | Electric Utilities Revenue | $113.5 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $469,000 |
| C89 | State IG Other | $35.6 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $159,000 |
| E03 | Misc Comm Act-Current Oper | $12,000 |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $85.6 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $1.6 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $7.4 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $331,000 |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $649,000 |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $1.4 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $479,000 |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $2.1 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $2.1 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $105,000 |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $1.1 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $9.5 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $311,000 |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $198,000 |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $7.1 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $2.4 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $27.1 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $8.1 million |
| E92 | Electric Utilities-Current Op | $81.6 million |
| F12 | Elem Sec Educ-Construction | $3.5 million |
| F24 | Local Fire Protection Construction | $68,000 |
| F29 | Central Staff-Construction | $26,000 |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $5.9 million |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $1.3 million |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $176,000 |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $89,000 |
| F80 | Sewerage-Construction | $344,000 |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $596,000 |
| F91 | Water Utilities-Construction | $5.7 million |
| F92 | Electric Utilities-Constr | $9.0 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $876,000 |
| I91 | Water Utilities-Interest | $311,000 |
| L89 | General NEC-IG to State | $624,000 |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $1.3 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $95.1 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $700,000 |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $174,000 |
| U01 | Special Assessments | $6,000 |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $3,000 |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $4.0 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $114,000 |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $290,000 |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $4.0 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 253017128145.