RecordWell Data

Brookline Town

Towns & townships · Norfolk County · Massachusetts · population 62,535

$418,664,000revenue, 2024
$499,306,000spending, 2024
$465,719,000long-term debt, end of 2024

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

YearRevenueSpendingDifference
2024$418,664,000 $499,306,000$-80,642,000
2023$408,662,000 $471,602,000$-62,940,000
2022$421,613,000 $491,948,000$-70,335,000
2021$381,157,000 $444,681,000$-63,524,000
2020$343,595,000 $379,724,000$-36,129,000
2019$343,932,000 $358,571,000$-14,639,000
2018$322,833,000 $383,518,000$-60,685,000
2017$313,422,000 $341,070,000$-27,648,000

Where the money came from (2024)

  • Property tax $298,674,000
  • Utility & liquor store revenue $36,410,000
  • State aid $31,640,000
  • Charges for services $16,459,000
  • Other taxes $13,305,000
  • Other revenue $11,347,000
  • Federal aid $10,829,000

Where it went (2024)

  • Schools (K-12) $253,185,000
  • General / other $111,757,000
  • Water utility $32,243,000
  • Fire protection $23,191,000
  • Police $21,578,000
  • Interest on debt $15,134,000
  • Highways & roads $7,911,000
  • Parks & recreation $5,796,000
  • Solid waste $5,537,000
  • Public buildings $5,105,000
  • Financial administration $4,401,000
  • Libraries $4,252,000

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.