Town Hall · Westborough

Westborough, MA town hall & government

Westborough spent $161.7 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $8,484 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Westborough's money goes

Spent
$161.7 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$8,484
typical Massachusetts towns: $4,883
Long-term debt
$76.8 million
$4,027 per resident
Schools
$101 million62%
Sewer & trash
$7.3 million4%
Roads & transportation
$6.5 million4%
Fire
$5.6 million3%
Police
$4.3 million3%
Water & other utilities
$3.4 million2%
Interest on debt
$3.1 million2%
Administration & buildings
$2.2 million1%
Parks & libraries
$2 million1%
Paid to other governments
$1.4 million1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$638,000<1%
Health & welfare
$598,000<1%
Other
$23.8 million15%

Westborough 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 16%
  • Fees & charges 8%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • Utility sales 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Sales taxes 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Westborough

Full-time staff
849
238 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$77,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
39
and 45 full-time firefighters
Schools
661 full-time182 part
Fire
55 full-time6 part
Police
42 full-time
Roads & transportation
36 full-time
Parks & libraries
12 full-time29 part
Administration & buildings
14 full-time5 part
Health & welfare
10 full-time10 part
Sewer & trash
6 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
4 full-time
Other
9 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 Westborough pay

Typical tax bill
$9,983
a year · Massachusetts typical $5,992
Effective rate
1.46%
of home value · Massachusetts 1.07%
Typical home value
$685,300
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 Westborough's government

🏛️ Official websitetown.westborough.ma.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Westborough →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Westborough

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

All of Westborough'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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