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Medway, MA town hall & government

Medway spent $100.9 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $7,533 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Medway's money goes

Spent
$100.9 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$7,533
typical Massachusetts towns: $7,534
Long-term debt
$59.2 million
$4,420 per resident
Schools
$49.8 million49%
Water & other utilities
$12.4 million12%
Police
$3 million3%
Roads & transportation
$2.3 million2%
Fire
$2.1 million2%
Sewer & trash
$1.7 million2%
Administration & buildings
$1.5 million1%
Paid to other governments
$1.4 million1%
Parks & libraries
$1.3 million1%
Interest on debt
$1.1 million1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$437,000<1%
Health & welfare
$87,000<1%
Other
$23.7 million24%

Medway 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 61%
  • From the state 18%
  • Fees & charges 8%
  • Utility sales 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Medway

Full-time staff
452
120 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$75,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
26
and 20 full-time firefighters
Schools
329 full-time72 part
Police
32 full-time10 part
Fire
23 full-time5 part
Administration & buildings
19 full-time8 part
Parks & libraries
12 full-time10 part
Roads & transportation
10 full-time
Health & welfare
2 full-time9 part
Water & other utilities
5 full-time
Sewer & trash
3 full-time1 part
Other
17 full-time5 part

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

Property tax

What homeowners in Medway pay

Typical tax bill
$8,730
a year · Massachusetts typical $5,992
Effective rate
1.41%
of home value · Massachusetts 1.07%
Typical home value
$617,300
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 Medway's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofmedway.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Medway →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Medway

Medway is represented in Congress by Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey and Representative James P. McGovern. Maura Healey is governor.

All of Medway'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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