Town Hall · Salisbury

Salisbury, MA town hall & government

Salisbury spent $47.5 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $4,949 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Salisbury's money goes

Spent
$47.5 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$4,949
typical Massachusetts towns: $4,883
Long-term debt
$31.3 million
$3,264 per resident
Paid to other governments
$15.1 million32%
Sewer & trash
$7.5 million16%
Police
$3.6 million8%
Water & other utilities
$3.5 million7%
Parks & libraries
$3.2 million7%
Roads & transportation
$2.6 million6%
Fire
$2.1 million5%
Administration & buildings
$1.7 million4%
Interest on debt
$878,0002%
Housing & development
$484,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$391,0001%
Health & welfare
$276,0001%
Schools
$4,000<1%
Other
$6 million13%

Salisbury 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 62%
  • Fees & charges 9%
  • From the state 9%
  • Utility sales 6%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • Sales taxes 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Salisbury

Full-time staff
54
73 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$108,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
18
and 7 full-time firefighters
Fire
7 full-time39 part
Administration & buildings
13 full-time24 part
Police
18 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
7 full-time
Parks & libraries
2 full-time6 part
Sewer & trash
4 full-time
Health & welfare
3 full-time1 part

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

Property tax

What homeowners in Salisbury pay

Typical tax bill
$4,604
a year · Massachusetts typical $5,992
Effective rate
0.96%
of home value · Massachusetts 1.07%
Typical home value
$478,700
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 Salisbury's government

🏛️ Official websitesalisburyma.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Salisbury →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Salisbury

Salisbury is represented in Congress by Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey and Representative Seth Moulton. Maura Healey is governor.

All of Salisbury'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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