Town Hall · Revere

Revere, MA town hall & government

Revere spent $411.5 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $7,030 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Revere's money goes

Spent
$411.5 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$7,030
typical Massachusetts cities: $6,897
Long-term debt
$224.3 million
$3,832 per resident
Schools
$186.6 million45%
Water & other utilities
$33.8 million8%
Administration & buildings
$23.3 million6%
Police
$21.9 million5%
Fire
$20.6 million5%
Paid to other governments
$13.7 million3%
Sewer & trash
$12.1 million3%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$7 million2%
Interest on debt
$6.8 million2%
Roads & transportation
$6.5 million2%
Housing & development
$3.1 million1%
Health & welfare
$2.6 million1%
Parks & libraries
$1.8 million<1%
Other
$71.8 million17%

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

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 40%
  • Property taxes 37%
  • Utility sales 10%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Fees & charges 2%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Revere

Full-time staff
1,296
500 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$93,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
101
and 120 full-time firefighters
Schools
851 full-time383 part
Police
112 full-time34 part
Fire
122 full-time
Administration & buildings
71 full-time10 part
Parks & libraries
27 full-time25 part
Roads & transportation
24 full-time8 part
Health & welfare
25 full-time5 part
Water & other utilities
13 full-time
Housing & development
8 full-time7 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
5 full-time9 part
Sewer & trash
5 full-time
Other
33 full-time19 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Revere didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Revere School District

Revere's K–12 school district. The schools are run by Revere, so this money is part of the budget above.

Spending per pupil
$22,476
Massachusetts: $26,530
Students
7,344
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Massachusetts districts overall: 49% local, 43% state, 8% federal

  • Local 3%
  • State 84%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $22,476 per pupil, $13,173 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Revere pay

Typical tax bill
$5,605
a year · Massachusetts typical $5,992
Effective rate
0.94%
of home value · Massachusetts 1.07%
Typical home value
$597,400
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 Revere's government

🏛️ Official websiterevere.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Revere →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Revere

Revere is represented in Congress by Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey and Representative Katherine M. Clark. Maura Healey is governor.

All of Revere'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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