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SHREWSBURY TOWN finances

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SHREWSBURY TOWN

Township in Massachusetts (Worcester County area). Fiscal year 2022 (year ends 06/30); population 38,910.

Other years: 2024 · 2022

Summary

WhatAmountCensus item codes
Taxes$107.7 millionT
Charges and fees$83.6 millionA
Other general revenue$8.8 millionU
From the federal government$6.6 millionB
From the state government$41.3 millionC
From local governments$115,000D
Spending: current operations$214.7 millionE
Spending: construction$45.8 millionF
Spending: other capital outlay$0G
Spending: interest on debt$4.7 millionI
Spending: assistance and subsidies$0J
Payments to other governments$3.1 millionL M Q S
General revenue$248.1 millionT A U B C D
Direct spending$265.2 millionE F G I J
Debt at year end$123.8 million49U + 64V

Spending by function

Function (Census name)Current operations + construction + capital
Elem Sec Educ$115.4 million
Electric Utilities$39.6 million
General NEC$29.1 million
General Public Bldg-Curr Oper$22.8 million
Misc Comm Act$12.9 million
Sewerage$9.7 million
Regular Highways$6.3 million
Police Protection$5.9 million
Central Staff$4.9 million
Local Fire Protection$4.5 million
Water Utilities$4.0 million
Libraries$1.6 million
Parks & Rec$1.5 million
Financial Adm$1.1 million
Protective Inspection$621,000
Health$232,000
Judicial$172,000
Welfare NEC$159,000

Every item reported

CodeCensus descriptionAmount
19UBeg LT Debt O/S NEC$140.5 million
29ULTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC$8.2 million
39ULTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC$24.9 million
49ULTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC$123.8 million
A03Misc Comrcial Act NEC Charges$23.0 million
A09Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges$283,000
A10Elem Sec Educ Tuition and Transportation Charges$472,000
A12Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges$405,000
A61Parks & Recreation Charges$2.1 million
A80Sewerage Charges$10.9 million
A81Solid Waste Charges$1.6 million
A89All Other NEC Charges$1.1 million
A91Water Utilities Revenue$6.5 million
A92Electric Utilities Revenue$37.3 million
B89Federal IG Other$6.6 million
C89State IG Other$41.3 million
D89Local IG Other$115,000
E03Misc Comm Act-Current Oper$12.9 million
E12Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper$106.7 million
E23Financial Adm-Curr Operation$1.1 million
E24Local Fire Protection Curr Operation$4.5 million
E25Judicial-Current Operation$172,000
E29Central Staff-Curr Operation$1.0 million
E31General Public Bldg-Curr Oper$4.7 million
E32Health-Current Operation$232,000
E44Regular Highways-Current Oper$3.0 million
E52Libraries-Current Operation$1.6 million
E61Parks & Rec-Current Operation$848,000
E62Police Protection-Current Oper$5.8 million
E66Protective Inspection-Curr Op$621,000
E79Welfare NEC-Current Operation$159,000
E80Sewerage-Current Operation$5.4 million
E89General NEC-Current Operation$25.5 million
E91Water Utilities-Current Oper$2.3 million
E92Electric Utilities-Current Op$38.2 million
F12Elem Sec Educ-Construction$8.6 million
F24Local Fire Protection Construction$92,000
F29Central Staff-Construction$3.9 million
F31General Public Bldg-Constr$18.1 million
F44Regular Highways-Construction$3.3 million
F52Libraries-Construction$45,000
F61Parks & Rec-Construction$677,000
F62Police Protection-Construction$63,000
F80Sewerage-Construction$4.4 million
F89General NEC-Construction$3.6 million
F91Water Utilities-Construction$1.8 million
F92Electric Utilities-Constr$1.3 million
I89General Interest on Debt$4.4 million
I91Water Utilities-Interest$209,000
L89General NEC-IG to State$288,000
M89General NEC-IG-Local NEC$2.8 million
T01Property Tax$104.8 million
T19Other Selective Sales Taxes$1.4 million
T29Other License Tax$1.5 million
U01Special Assessments$19,000
U20Interest Earnings$659,000
U50Donations From Private Sources$1.3 million
U99Misc General Revenue NEC$6.8 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 253027166571.