Town Hall · Wrentham

Wrentham, MA town hall & government

Wrentham spent $57.5 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $4,760 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Wrentham's money goes

Spent
$57.5 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$4,760
typical Massachusetts towns: $4,883
Long-term debt
$7 million
$576 per resident
Schools
$20 million35%
Paid to other governments
$13 million23%
Fire
$3.4 million6%
Police
$2.9 million5%
Administration & buildings
$2.6 million4%
Roads & transportation
$1.8 million3%
Water & other utilities
$1.5 million3%
Sewer & trash
$918,0002%
Parks & libraries
$522,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$416,0001%
Health & welfare
$273,000<1%
Interest on debt
$89,000<1%
Other
$10.1 million18%

Wrentham 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 73%
  • From the state 11%
  • Utility sales 6%
  • Fees & charges 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • From the federal government 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Wrentham

Full-time staff
259
74 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$76,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
24
and 25 full-time firefighters
Schools
156 full-time44 part
Police
29 full-time2 part
Fire
26 full-time
Administration & buildings
18 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
11 full-time
Parks & libraries
5 full-time9 part
Water & other utilities
8 full-time
Health & welfare
3 full-time2 part
Other
3 full-time14 part

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

Property tax

What homeowners in Wrentham pay

Typical tax bill
$7,373
a year · Massachusetts typical $5,992
Effective rate
1.13%
of home value · Massachusetts 1.07%
Typical home value
$654,900
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 Wrentham's government

🏛️ Official websitewrentham.ma.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Wrentham →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Wrentham

Wrentham is represented in Congress by Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey and Representative Jake Auchincloss. Maura Healey is governor.

All of Wrentham'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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