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NEEDHAM TOWN finances

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NEEDHAM TOWN

Township in Massachusetts (Norfolk County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 06/30); population 32,114.

Other years: 2024 · 2022

Summary

WhatAmountCensus item codes
Taxes$197.8 millionT
Charges and fees$28.1 millionA
Other general revenue$6.8 millionU
From the federal government$8.1 millionB
From the state government$24.1 millionC
From local governments$0D
Spending: current operations$256.1 millionE
Spending: construction$25.7 millionF
Spending: other capital outlay$0G
Spending: interest on debt$4.2 millionI
Spending: assistance and subsidies$0J
Payments to other governments$2.7 millionL M Q S
General revenue$264.9 millionT A U B C D
Direct spending$286.0 millionE F G I J
Debt at year end$109.0 million49U + 64V

Spending by function

Function (Census name)Current operations + construction + capital
Elem Sec Educ$160.6 million
General NEC$41.1 million
General Public Bldg-Curr Oper$15.5 million
Local Fire Protection$12.2 million
Sewerage$10.6 million
Police Protection$9.5 million
Regular Highways$8.8 million
Water Utilities$6.5 million
Protective Inspection$4.0 million
Financial Adm$3.0 million
Solid Waste Mgt$2.9 million
Libraries$2.1 million
Health$1.5 million
Central Staff$1.4 million
Parks & Rec$1.2 million
Judicial$403,000
Natural Resources NEC$305,000
Welfare NEC$94,000

Every item reported

CodeCensus descriptionAmount
19UBeg LT Debt O/S NEC$120.6 million
39ULTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC$11.6 million
49ULTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC$109.0 million
A09Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges$332,000
A10Elem Sec Educ Tuition and Transportation Charges$1.5 million
A12Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges$661,000
A59Nat Resources NEC Charges$4,000
A60Parking Facilities Charges$154,000
A61Parks & Recreation Charges$308,000
A80Sewerage Charges$9.6 million
A81Solid Waste Charges$1.3 million
A89All Other NEC Charges$7.5 million
A91Water Utilities Revenue$6.7 million
B89Federal IG Other$8.1 million
C89State IG Other$24.1 million
E12Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper$146.2 million
E23Financial Adm-Curr Operation$3.0 million
E24Local Fire Protection Curr Operation$12.2 million
E25Judicial-Current Operation$403,000
E29Central Staff-Curr Operation$1.4 million
E31General Public Bldg-Curr Oper$7.8 million
E32Health-Current Operation$1.5 million
E44Regular Highways-Current Oper$8.7 million
E52Libraries-Current Operation$2.1 million
E59Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op$305,000
E61Parks & Rec-Current Operation$1.2 million
E62Police Protection-Current Oper$9.4 million
E66Protective Inspection-Curr Op$4.0 million
E79Welfare NEC-Current Operation$94,000
E80Sewerage-Current Operation$9.2 million
E81Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper$2.9 million
E89General NEC-Current Operation$40.6 million
E91Water Utilities-Current Oper$5.2 million
F12Elem Sec Educ-Construction$14.4 million
F24Local Fire Protection Construction$47,000
F31General Public Bldg-Constr$7.7 million
F44Regular Highways-Construction$142,000
F62Police Protection-Construction$131,000
F66Protective Inspection-Constr$51,000
F80Sewerage-Construction$1.3 million
F81Solid Waste Mgt-Construction$45,000
F89General NEC-Construction$503,000
F91Water Utilities-Construction$1.3 million
I89General Interest on Debt$4.1 million
I91Water Utilities-Interest$119,000
L89General NEC-IG to State$787,000
M89General NEC-IG-Local NEC$1.9 million
T01Property Tax$192.7 million
T19Other Selective Sales Taxes$2.2 million
T29Other License Tax$2.9 million
U01Special Assessments$4,000
U20Interest Earnings$3.0 million
U30Fines & Forfeits$84,000
U50Donations From Private Sources$411,000
U99Misc General Revenue NEC$3.3 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 253021204629.