Town Hall · Cohasset

Cohasset, MA town hall & government

Cohasset spent $68.1 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $7,989 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Cohasset's money goes

Spent
$68.1 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$7,989
typical Massachusetts towns: $4,883
Long-term debt
$27.6 million
$3,239 per resident
Schools
$33.5 million49%
Water & other utilities
$3.5 million5%
Police
$3 million4%
Fire
$2.9 million4%
Administration & buildings
$2.4 million4%
Roads & transportation
$2 million3%
Sewer & trash
$1.9 million3%
Paid to other governments
$1 million1%
Parks & libraries
$891,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$578,0001%
Interest on debt
$346,0001%
Health & welfare
$303,000<1%
Other
$15.8 million23%

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

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 67%
  • From the state 10%
  • Utility sales 8%
  • Fees & charges 7%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Sales taxes 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Cohasset

Full-time staff
334
42 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$67,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
24
and 25 full-time firefighters
Schools
199 full-time20 part
Police
30 full-time
Administration & buildings
28 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
29 full-time
Fire
25 full-time
Parks & libraries
16 full-time7 part
Health & welfare
7 full-time13 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Cohasset didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Property tax

What homeowners in Cohasset pay

Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year · Massachusetts typical $5,992
Typical home value
$1,318,900
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 Cohasset's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofcohasset.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Cohasset →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cohasset

Cohasset is represented in Congress by Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey and Representative William R. Keating. Maura Healey is governor.

All of Cohasset'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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