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SHREWSBURY TOWN finances

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SHREWSBURY TOWN

Township in Massachusetts (Worcester County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 06/30); population 39,805.

Other years: 2024 · 2022

Summary

WhatAmountCensus item codes
Taxes$119.5 millionT
Charges and fees$90.9 millionA
Other general revenue$8.0 millionU
From the federal government$3.2 millionB
From the state government$33.1 millionC
From local governments$47,000D
Spending: current operations$263.7 millionE
Spending: construction$30.7 millionF
Spending: other capital outlay$0G
Spending: interest on debt$4.2 millionI
Spending: assistance and subsidies$0J
Payments to other governments$2.5 millionL M Q S
General revenue$254.8 millionT A U B C D
Direct spending$298.6 millionE F G I J
Debt at year end$116.6 million49U + 64V

Spending by function

Function (Census name)Current operations + construction + capital
Elem Sec Educ$131.7 million
Electric Utilities$44.0 million
General NEC$42.7 million
General Public Bldg-Curr Oper$20.9 million
Misc Comm Act$14.2 million
Sewerage$8.2 million
Police Protection$6.3 million
Water Utilities$5.6 million
Central Staff$4.7 million
Regular Highways$4.5 million
Local Fire Protection$4.5 million
Libraries$2.5 million
Parks & Rec$2.3 million
Financial Adm$1.1 million
Protective Inspection$601,000
Health$215,000
Judicial$162,000
Welfare NEC$123,000
Natural Resources NEC$6,000

Every item reported

CodeCensus descriptionAmount
19UBeg LT Debt O/S NEC$121.2 million
29ULTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC$3.6 million
39ULTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC$8.3 million
49ULTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC$116.6 million
A03Misc Comrcial Act NEC Charges$24.9 million
A09Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges$338,000
A10Elem Sec Educ Tuition and Transportation Charges$572,000
A12Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges$447,000
A61Parks & Recreation Charges$2.1 million
A80Sewerage Charges$10.2 million
A81Solid Waste Charges$1.7 million
A89All Other NEC Charges$3.5 million
A91Water Utilities Revenue$5.7 million
A92Electric Utilities Revenue$41.4 million
B89Federal IG Other$3.2 million
C89State IG Other$33.1 million
D89Local IG Other$47,000
E03Misc Comm Act-Current Oper$14.2 million
E12Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper$126.1 million
E23Financial Adm-Curr Operation$1.1 million
E24Local Fire Protection Curr Operation$4.4 million
E25Judicial-Current Operation$162,000
E29Central Staff-Curr Operation$1.1 million
E31General Public Bldg-Curr Oper$5.6 million
E32Health-Current Operation$215,000
E44Regular Highways-Current Oper$2.9 million
E52Libraries-Current Operation$2.5 million
E61Parks & Rec-Current Operation$1.8 million
E62Police Protection-Current Oper$5.8 million
E66Protective Inspection-Curr Op$601,000
E79Welfare NEC-Current Operation$123,000
E80Sewerage-Current Operation$8.2 million
E89General NEC-Current Operation$40.7 million
E91Water Utilities-Current Oper$4.2 million
E92Electric Utilities-Current Op$44.0 million
F12Elem Sec Educ-Construction$5.7 million
F23Financial Adm-Construction$2,000
F24Local Fire Protection Construction$74,000
F29Central Staff-Construction$3.5 million
F31General Public Bldg-Constr$15.3 million
F44Regular Highways-Construction$1.6 million
F59Natural Resources NEC-Constr$6,000
F61Parks & Rec-Construction$528,000
F62Police Protection-Construction$527,000
F89General NEC-Construction$2.0 million
F91Water Utilities-Construction$1.4 million
I89General Interest on Debt$4.1 million
I91Water Utilities-Interest$87,000
L89General NEC-IG to State$303,000
M89General NEC-IG-Local NEC$2.2 million
T01Property Tax$116.5 million
T19Other Selective Sales Taxes$1.2 million
T29Other License Tax$1.8 million
U01Special Assessments$25,000
U11Sale of Property 2/$20,000
U20Interest Earnings$3.4 million
U30Fines & Forfeits$162,000
U50Donations From Private Sources$653,000
U99Misc General Revenue NEC$3.8 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 253027166571.