Town Hall · Truro

Truro, MA town hall & government

Truro spent $26 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $12,958 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Truro's money goes

Spent
$26 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$12,958
typical Massachusetts towns: $4,883
Long-term debt
$9.6 million
$4,791 per resident
Schools
$6.6 million25%
Administration & buildings
$2.1 million8%
Police
$2.1 million8%
Paid to other governments
$1.8 million7%
Fire
$1.1 million4%
Parks & libraries
$987,0004%
Roads & transportation
$839,0003%
Health & welfare
$723,0003%
Sewer & trash
$624,0002%
Housing & development
$578,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$296,0001%
Interest on debt
$47,000<1%
Other
$8.2 million32%

Truro 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 72%
  • From the state 7%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • Fees & charges 5%
  • Sales taxes 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Truro

Full-time staff
100
31 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$82,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
13
full-time, with power of arrest
Schools
42 full-time9 part
Police
19 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
12 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
14 full-time
Fire
0 full-time15 part
Parks & libraries
7 full-time
Other
6 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 Truro pay

Typical tax bill
$3,997
a year · Massachusetts typical $5,992
Effective rate
0.45%
of home value · Massachusetts 1.07%
Typical home value
$888,200
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Truro's government

🏛️ Official websitetruro-ma.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Truro →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Truro

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

All of Truro'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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