Politics & Government

Tax Breakdown Per Person

What goes out and what comes in when it comes to taxes on the North Shore.

Wondering what goes out to your communities and what comes back? This week we take a quick look at a portion of how people are taxed on the North Shore.
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Manchester has the most taxes collected per person at $3,600 whereas Lynn has the least at $1,094. State Aid per person is given back to cities and towns. Lynn receives the most money back from the state ($1,535) but Manchester has the least at $40 per person, according to the Department of Revenue. 

The taxes include: personal property taxes, real estate taxes, excise taxes, penalties and interest, payments in lieu of taxes, and other taxes that stay with the local community.

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Community Taxes Collected Per Resident Total Taxes Collected  State Aid Per Person Total State Aid To Community Beverly $1,865 $73,711,302 $316 $12,504,579 Boxford $2,762 $22,549,898 $263 $2,143,396 Danvers $2,197 $59,820,784 $259 $7,061,098 Essex $3,085 $10,311,670 $75 $251,132 Georgetown $1,590 $13,870,210 $704 $6,146,685 Hamilton $2,733 $22,553,483 $88 $726,792 Ipswich $2,185 $29,299,593 $395 $5,294,709 Lynn $1,094 $95,795,726 $1,535 $134,368,404 Lynnfield $2,506 $30,163,317 $397 $4,778,019 Manchester $3,600 $18,737,820 $40 $208,445 Marblehead $2,539 $50,689,490 $314 $6,262,166 Middleton $2,215 $20,470,259 $219 $2,026,893 Nahant $2,095 $7,604,009 $230 $835,022 Peabody $1,648 $85,259,490 $486 $25,145,202 Rowley $1,965 $11,448,905 $95 $553,590 Salem $1,756 $72,637,798 $579 $23,966,838 Saugus $1,768 $49,416,893 $276 $7,707,645 Swampscott $2,876 $40,394,360 $273 $3,828,844 Topsfield $2,767 $17,001,120 $277 $1,701,576 Wenham $2,544 $12,155,279 $81 $388,415

Information compiled using data from the Department of Revenue.

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* Note: earlier versions of this story listed the incorrect total state aid for some of the towns - not reflecting 2011 data. It has since been fixed.


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