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Millbury, MA town hall & government

Millbury spent $94 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $6,726 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Millbury's money goes

Spent
$94 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$6,726
typical Massachusetts towns: $4,883
Long-term debt
$17.6 million
$1,263 per resident
Schools
$67.3 million72%
Police
$2.7 million3%
Sewer & trash
$2.6 million3%
Roads & transportation
$2.5 million3%
Administration & buildings
$1.8 million2%
Paid to other governments
$1.7 million2%
Fire
$830,0001%
Parks & libraries
$707,0001%
Interest on debt
$639,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$375,000<1%
Health & welfare
$246,000<1%
Housing & development
$163,000<1%
Other
$12.5 million13%

Millbury 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 45%
  • From the state 36%
  • Fees & charges 7%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Millbury

Full-time staff
357
109 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$65,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
26
full-time, with power of arrest
Schools
282 full-time34 part
Administration & buildings
25 full-time38 part
Police
27 full-time25 part
Roads & transportation
15 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
4 full-time5 part
Fire
1 full-time5 part
Sewer & trash
3 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 Millbury pay

Typical tax bill
$5,406
a year · Massachusetts typical $5,992
Effective rate
1.20%
of home value · Massachusetts 1.07%
Typical home value
$450,100
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 Millbury's government

🏛️ Official websitemillbury-ma.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Millbury →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Millbury

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

All of Millbury'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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