RecordWell Data

Somerville City

Cities & villages · Middlesex County · Massachusetts · population 79,762

$449,341,000revenue, 2024
$554,393,000spending, 2024
$336,731,000long-term debt, end of 2024

US Census Bureau, Annual Survey of State & Local Government Finances

YearRevenueSpendingDifference
2024$449,341,000 $554,393,000$-105,052,000
2023$428,698,000 $447,985,000$-19,287,000
2022$437,616,000 $420,148,000$17,468,000
2021$425,745,000 $430,623,000$-4,878,000
2020$422,122,000 $445,391,000$-23,269,000
2019$338,941,000 $377,665,000$-38,724,000
2018$304,482,000 $322,702,000$-18,220,000
2017$281,530,000 $284,774,000$-3,244,000

Where the money came from (2024)

  • Property tax $255,067,000
  • State aid $65,855,000
  • Charges for services $52,825,000
  • Other taxes $22,189,000
  • Utility & liquor store revenue $18,714,000
  • Federal aid $18,061,000
  • Other revenue $16,630,000

Where it went (2024)

  • Schools (K-12) $173,337,000
  • General / other $124,022,000
  • Sewer $57,957,000
  • Fire protection $30,764,000
  • Public buildings $28,179,000
  • Water utility $27,734,000
  • Police $24,234,000
  • Interest on debt $14,934,000
  • Highways & roads $14,396,000
  • Solid waste $14,358,000
  • Protective inspection $11,872,000
  • Central staff $9,820,000

Meetings, agendas & budget documents

This government's minutes, agendas and budget documents will appear here once its website has been added to our collection.

These are reported actuals, not adopted budgets. Census amounts are published in thousands of dollars and rounded to the nearest $1,000. Sources: Census government finances.