Town Hall · Yarmouth

Yarmouth, MA town hall & government

Yarmouth spent $111.9 million in the year to June 30, 2023, about $4,427 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Yarmouth's money goes

Spent
$111.9 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2023
Per resident
$4,427
typical Massachusetts towns: $6,187
Long-term debt
$24.9 million
$985 per resident
Paid to other governments
$44 million39%
Sewer & trash
$9.8 million9%
Police
$8.7 million8%
Fire
$8.6 million8%
Parks & libraries
$5.9 million5%
Water & other utilities
$5 million5%
Administration & buildings
$4 million4%
Roads & transportation
$2.4 million2%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.7 million2%
Health & welfare
$796,0001%
Interest on debt
$616,0001%
Housing & development
$305,000<1%
Other
$20.2 million18%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 65%
  • Fees & charges 17%
  • From the state 5%
  • Utility sales 4%
  • Sales taxes 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Yarmouth

Full-time staff
268
47 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$90,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
70
and 69 full-time firefighters
Police
70 full-time6 part
Fire
69 full-time
Parks & libraries
21 full-time23 part
Administration & buildings
28 full-time5 part
Water & other utilities
16 full-time
Health & welfare
11 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
12 full-time
Housing & development
9 full-time
Sewer & trash
7 full-time3 part
Other
25 full-time4 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Dennis-Yarmouth School District

Yarmouth's K–12 school district, shared with Dennis. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$26,504
Massachusetts: $26,530
Students
2,941
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$46.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 67%
  • State 28%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $26,504 per pupil, $17,417 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 Yarmouth pay

Typical tax bill
$3,975
a year · Massachusetts typical $5,992
Effective rate
0.72%
of home value · Massachusetts 1.07%
Typical home value
$551,800
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 Yarmouth's government

🏛️ Official websiteyarmouth.ma.us ↗
Town hall phone(508) 398-2231

Town hall & decisions in Yarmouth →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Yarmouth

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

All of Yarmouth'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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