ARLINGTON TOWN finances
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ARLINGTON TOWN
Township in Massachusetts (Middlesex County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 06/30); population 45,522.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $160.6 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $42.2 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $5.0 million | U |
| From the federal government | $2.6 million | B |
| From the state government | $35.1 million | C |
| From local governments | $0 | D |
| Spending: current operations | $235.3 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $97.3 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $23.8 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $7.5 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $245.5 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $356.3 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $302.7 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Elem Sec Educ | $154.3 million |
| General NEC | $125.1 million |
| Water Utilities | $19.9 million |
| Police Protection | $7.3 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $7.0 million |
| Regular Highways | $4.2 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $3.4 million |
| Parks & Rec | $2.9 million |
| Libraries | $2.1 million |
| Central Staff | $1.5 million |
| Financial Adm | $1.2 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $1.0 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $743,000 |
| Health | $640,000 |
| Judicial | $572,000 |
| Protective Inspection | $428,000 |
| Welfare NEC | $198,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $299.0 million |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $15.5 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $11.8 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $302.7 million |
| A09 | Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges | $240,000 |
| A10 | Elem Sec Educ Tuition and Transportation Charges | $4.0 million |
| A12 | Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges | $37,000 |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $2.2 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $12.0 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $23.7 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $2.6 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $35.1 million |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $137.4 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $1.2 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $7.0 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $572,000 |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $1.5 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $743,000 |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $640,000 |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $4.2 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $1.0 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $2.1 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $2.9 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $7.3 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $428,000 |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $198,000 |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $3.4 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $47.3 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $17.3 million |
| F12 | Elem Sec Educ-Construction | $16.9 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $77.9 million |
| F91 | Water Utilities-Construction | $2.6 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $23.7 million |
| I91 | Water Utilities-Interest | $24,000 |
| L89 | General NEC-IG to State | $3.3 million |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $4.2 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $153.9 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $1.6 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $5.0 million |
| U01 | Special Assessments | $33,000 |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $5,000 |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $14,000 |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $713,000 |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $4.2 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 253017166519.