Town Hall · Attleboro

Attleboro, MA town hall & government

Attleboro spent $251.2 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $5,527 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Attleboro's government.

Town budget

Where Attleboro's money goes

Spent
$251.2 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$5,527
typical Massachusetts cities: $5,460
Long-term debt
$174.4 million
$3,837 per resident
Schools
$174.5 million69%
Fire
$10.9 million4%
Water & other utilities
$10.6 million4%
Police
$9.3 million4%
Sewer & trash
$8.7 million3%
Administration & buildings
$7.7 million3%
Interest on debt
$5.2 million2%
Roads & transportation
$4.9 million2%
Parks & libraries
$4 million2%
Health & welfare
$3.8 million2%
Paid to other governments
$3.6 million1%
Housing & development
$704,000<1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$608,000<1%
Other
$6.7 million3%

Attleboro runs its own schools, so school spending is part of its budget. Comparisons are with other Massachusetts cities.

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 41%
  • From the state 37%
  • Fees & charges 9%
  • From the federal government 7%
  • Utility sales 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Attleboro

Full-time staff
1,248
170 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$72,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
83
and 101 full-time firefighters
Schools
853 full-time94 part
Police
94 full-time45 part
Fire
110 full-time
Parks & libraries
46 full-time22 part
Administration & buildings
44 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
32 full-time
Water & other utilities
30 full-time
Health & welfare
18 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
20 full-time
Other
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Property tax

What homeowners in Attleboro pay

Typical tax bill
$5,366
a year · Massachusetts typical $5,992
Effective rate
1.20%
of home value · Massachusetts 1.07%
Typical home value
$448,100
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Attleboro's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofattleboro.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Attleboro →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Attleboro

Attleboro is represented in Congress by Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey and Representative Jake Auchincloss. Maura Healey is governor.

All of Attleboro's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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