snapshot: Expenditures per person, 2012
By Matt Carroll, Globe Staff | June 20, 2013
The state annually releases information that shows how much each town spends in general expenditures per person. This includes money spent on education, fire, and police, among other items. In general, communities in Greater Boston spend more per person than those in central and western Mass. Topping the list is the tiny town of Aquinnah; at the bottom was Adams. The data, from the Department of Revenue, is for fiscal 2012.
| Community | Total expenditures per person, fiscal 2012 | Rank |
| ABINGTON | $2,315 | 215 |
| ACTON | $3,474 | 48 |
| ACUSHNET | $2,120 | 251 |
| ADAMS | $1,010 | 337 |
| AGAWAM | $2,581 | 158 |
| ALFORD | $2,250 | 227 |
| AMESBURY | $2,931 | 92 |
| AMHERST | $1,654 | 314 |
| ANDOVER | $3,456 | 50 |
| AQUINNAH | $8,206 | 1 |
| ARLINGTON | $1,844 | 290 |
| ASHBURNHAM | $2,027 | 266 |
| ASHBY | $1,695 | 309 |
| ASHFIELD | $1,965 | 273 |
| ASHLAND | $2,659 | 145 |
| ATHOL | $1,341 | 329 |
| ATTLEBORO | $2,095 | 255 |
| AUBURN | $2,440 | 184 |
| AVON | $3,450 | 51 |
| AYER | $2,484 | 174 |
| BARNSTABLE | $2,445 | 182 |
| BARRE | $1,527 | 323 |
| BECKET | $2,665 | 143 |
| BEDFORD | $5,024 | 12 |
| BELCHERTOWN | $2,787 | 111 |
| BELLINGHAM | $2,403 | 191 |
| BELMONT | $2,464 | 179 |
| BERKLEY | $2,380 | 199 |
| BERLIN | $3,063 | 81 |
| BERNARDSTON | $1,697 | 308 |
| BEVERLY | $2,026 | 268 |
| BILLERICA | $2,733 | 121 |
| BLACKSTONE | $1,658 | 312 |
| BLANDFORD | $2,137 | 247 |
| BOLTON | $3,837 | 33 |
| BOSTON | $3,515 | 47 |
| BOURNE | $2,300 | 218 |
| BOXBOROUGH | $3,763 | 37 |
| BOXFORD | $2,838 | 106 |
| BOYLSTON | $2,689 | 135 |
| BRAINTREE | $2,497 | 172 |
| BREWSTER | $3,316 | 58 |
| BRIDGEWATER | $1,510 | 324 |
| BRIMFIELD | $2,097 | 254 |
| BROCKTON | $2,630 | 149 |
| BROOKFIELD | $1,983 | 272 |
| BROOKLINE | $3,288 | 62 |
| BUCKLAND | $1,578 | 320 |
| BURLINGTON | $3,637 | 42 |
| CAMBRIDGE | $3,613 | 43 |
| CANTON | $2,681 | 140 |
| CARLISLE | $4,751 | 15 |
| CARVER | $2,584 | 157 |
| CHARLEMONT | $1,842 | 291 |
| CHARLTON | $1,548 | 322 |
| CHATHAM | $4,709 | 17 |
| CHELMSFORD | $2,957 | 89 |
| CHELSEA | $2,702 | 130 |
| CHESHIRE | $1,331 | 330 |
| CHESTER | $1,983 | 271 |
| CHESTERFIELD | $2,166 | 240 |
| CHICOPEE | $2,100 | 253 |
| CHILMARK | na | na |
| CLARKSBURG | $1,618 | 315 |
| CLINTON | $2,407 | 190 |
| COHASSET | $4,636 | 18 |
| COLRAIN | $1,580 | 319 |
| CONCORD | $4,058 | 28 |
| CONWAY | $2,392 | 194 |
| CUMMINGTON | $1,697 | 307 |
| DALTON | $1,776 | 299 |
| DANVERS | $2,825 | 107 |
| DARTMOUTH | $1,839 | 293 |
| DEDHAM | na | na |
| DEERFIELD | $2,142 | 246 |
| DENNIS | $2,735 | 120 |
| DIGHTON | $2,040 | 264 |
| DOUGLAS | $2,755 | 117 |
| DOVER | $4,858 | 13 |
| DRACUT | $1,874 | 285 |
| DUDLEY | $1,121 | 335 |
| DUNSTABLE | $2,165 | 241 |
| DUXBURY | $3,126 | 74 |
| EAST BRIDGEWATER | $2,699 | 133 |
| EAST BROOKFIELD | $1,839 | 292 |
| EASTHAM | $3,576 | 44 |
| EASTHAMPTON | $2,052 | 262 |
| EAST LONGMEADOW | $3,728 | 38 |
| EASTON | $2,686 | 136 |
| EDGARTOWN | $6,845 | 3 |
| EGREMONT | $2,419 | 187 |
| ERVING | $4,710 | 16 |
| ESSEX | $3,256 | 63 |
| EVERETT | $2,908 | 95 |
| FAIRHAVEN | $2,299 | 220 |
| FALL RIVER | $1,824 | 295 |
| FALMOUTH | $3,160 | 73 |
| FITCHBURG | $2,026 | 267 |
| FLORIDA | $3,405 | 54 |
| FOXBOROUGH | $3,082 | 78 |
| FRAMINGHAM | $2,556 | 161 |
| FRANKLIN | $2,863 | 102 |
| FREETOWN | $2,044 | 263 |
| GARDNER | $1,892 | 281 |
| GEORGETOWN | $2,549 | 162 |
| GILL | $1,700 | 306 |
| GLOUCESTER | $2,619 | 151 |
| GOSHEN | $2,150 | 242 |
| GOSNOLD | na | na |
| GRAFTON | $2,364 | 204 |
| GRANBY | $2,300 | 219 |
| GRANVILLE | $2,524 | 166 |
| GREAT BARRINGTON | $2,623 | 150 |
| GREENFIELD | $2,356 | 206 |
| GROTON | $2,579 | 159 |
| GROVELAND | $1,602 | 316 |
| HADLEY | $2,457 | 180 |
| HALIFAX | $2,329 | 213 |
| HAMILTON | $2,727 | 125 |
| HAMPDEN | $1,833 | 294 |
| HANCOCK | $1,116 | 336 |
| HANOVER | $3,249 | 64 |
| HANSON | $1,766 | 301 |
| HARDWICK | $1,430 | 328 |
| HARVARD | $1,562 | 321 |
| HARWICH | $4,047 | 29 |
| HATFIELD | na | na |
| HAVERHILL | $2,192 | 237 |
| HAWLEY | $2,082 | 257 |
| HEATH | $2,377 | 200 |
| HINGHAM | $3,308 | 60 |
| HINSDALE | na | na |
| HOLBROOK | $2,434 | 185 |
| HOLDEN | $2,066 | 260 |
| HOLLAND | $2,193 | 236 |
| HOLLISTON | $3,312 | 59 |
| HOLYOKE | $2,602 | 154 |
| HOPEDALE | $3,002 | 85 |
| HOPKINTON | $3,844 | 32 |
| HUBBARDSTON | na | na |
| HUDSON | $3,026 | 83 |
| HULL | $2,858 | 103 |
| HUNTINGTON | $1,756 | 302 |
| IPSWICH | $2,872 | 101 |
| KINGSTON | $2,722 | 126 |
| LAKEVILLE | $1,945 | 276 |
| LANCASTER | $1,951 | 274 |
| LANESBOROUGH | $2,983 | 87 |
| LAWRENCE | $2,907 | 97 |
| LEE | $2,520 | 169 |
| LEICESTER | $2,285 | 224 |
| LENOX | $2,533 | 163 |
| LEOMINSTER | $2,121 | 250 |
| LEVERETT | $2,770 | 116 |
| LEXINGTON | $3,836 | 34 |
| LEYDEN | $1,894 | 280 |
| LINCOLN | $3,295 | 61 |
| LITTLETON | $3,517 | 46 |
| LONGMEADOW | $2,752 | 118 |
| LOWELL | $2,364 | 203 |
| LUDLOW | $2,335 | 209 |
| LUNENBURG | $2,730 | 123 |
| LYNN | $2,805 | 109 |
| LYNNFIELD | $3,395 | 55 |
| MALDEN | $2,057 | 261 |
| MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA | $4,111 | 25 |
| MANSFIELD | $3,053 | 82 |
| MARBLEHEAD | $2,905 | 98 |
| MARION | $3,247 | 65 |
| MARLBOROUGH | $2,501 | 170 |
| MARSHFIELD | $2,874 | 100 |
| MASHPEE | $3,436 | 52 |
| MATTAPOISETT | $3,196 | 71 |
| MAYNARD | $2,911 | 93 |
| MEDFIELD | $3,804 | 36 |
| MEDFORD | na | 338 |
| MEDWAY | $3,175 | 72 |
| MELROSE | $2,228 | 232 |
| MENDON | $2,233 | 230 |
| MERRIMAC | $1,776 | 300 |
| METHUEN | $2,394 | 193 |
| MIDDLEBOROUGH | $2,715 | 128 |
| MIDDLEFIELD | $2,135 | 248 |
| MIDDLETON | $2,600 | 155 |
| MILFORD | $2,647 | 147 |
| MILLBURY | $2,448 | 181 |
| MILLIS | $2,798 | 110 |
| MILLVILLE | $1,446 | 327 |
| MILTON | $2,473 | 177 |
| MONROE | $2,678 | 141 |
| MONSON | $3,713 | 39 |
| MONTAGUE | $1,809 | 296 |
| MONTEREY | $3,112 | 76 |
| MONTGOMERY | na | na |
| MOUNT WASHINGTON | na | na |
| NAHANT | $2,237 | 229 |
| NANTUCKET | $4,440 | 19 |
| NATICK | $3,231 | 67 |
| NEEDHAM | $3,641 | 41 |
| NEW ASHFORD | $2,421 | 186 |
| NEW BEDFORD | $2,146 | 244 |
| NEW BRAINTREE | $1,732 | 304 |
| NEWBURY | $2,383 | 198 |
| NEWBURYPORT | $2,988 | 86 |
| NEW MARLBOROUGH | $2,702 | 131 |
| NEW SALEM | $2,229 | 231 |
| NEWTON | $2,784 | 112 |
| NORFOLK | $2,732 | 122 |
| NORTH ADAMS | $2,024 | 269 |
| NORTHAMPTON | $2,490 | 173 |
| NORTH ANDOVER | $2,365 | 202 |
| NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH | $2,473 | 176 |
| NORTHBOROUGH | $3,066 | 79 |
| NORTHBRIDGE | $3,319 | 57 |
| NORTH BROOKFIELD | $2,250 | 228 |
| NORTHFIELD | $1,872 | 286 |
| NORTH READING | $3,229 | 68 |
| NORTON | $2,392 | 196 |
| NORWELL | $3,829 | 35 |
| NORWOOD | $3,424 | 53 |
| OAK BLUFFS | $5,124 | 10 |
| OAKHAM | $1,447 | 326 |
| ORANGE | $2,169 | 239 |
| ORLEANS | $3,979 | 30 |
| OTIS | $2,743 | 119 |
| OXFORD | $2,350 | 208 |
| PALMER | $2,199 | 235 |
| PAXTON | $2,145 | 245 |
| PEABODY | $2,264 | 226 |
| PELHAM | $2,619 | 152 |
| PEMBROKE | $2,685 | 138 |
| PEPPERELL | $1,602 | 317 |
| PERU | $1,880 | 283 |
| PETERSHAM | $2,499 | 171 |
| PHILLIPSTON | $1,689 | 311 |
| PITTSFIELD | $2,188 | 238 |
| PLAINFIELD | $2,330 | 211 |
| PLAINVILLE | $4,295 | 23 |
| PLYMOUTH | $2,352 | 207 |
| PLYMPTON | $2,701 | 132 |
| PRINCETON | $2,372 | 201 |
| PROVINCETOWN | $5,716 | 5 |
| QUINCY | $2,565 | 160 |
| RANDOLPH | $2,392 | 195 |
| RAYNHAM | $2,264 | 225 |
| READING | $3,967 | 31 |
| REHOBOTH | $1,753 | 303 |
| REVERE | $1,855 | 288 |
| RICHMOND | $2,720 | 127 |
| ROCHESTER | $3,221 | 69 |
| ROCKLAND | $2,391 | 197 |
| ROCKPORT | $2,931 | 91 |
| ROWE | $7,625 | 2 |
| ROWLEY | $2,475 | 175 |
| ROYALSTON | $1,207 | 334 |
| RUSSELL | $1,776 | 298 |
| RUTLAND | $1,891 | 282 |
| SALEM | $2,671 | 142 |
| SALISBURY | $2,201 | 234 |
| SANDISFIELD | $2,693 | 134 |
| SANDWICH | $3,065 | 80 |
| SAUGUS | $2,415 | 188 |
| SAVOY | $2,150 | 243 |
| SCITUATE | $2,951 | 90 |
| SEEKONK | $2,909 | 94 |
| SHARON | $3,386 | 56 |
| SHEFFIELD | $2,524 | 165 |
| SHELBURNE | $1,600 | 318 |
| SHERBORN | $5,363 | 9 |
| SHIRLEY | $1,305 | 331 |
| SHREWSBURY | $2,470 | 178 |
| SHUTESBURY | $2,839 | 105 |
| SOMERSET | $2,604 | 153 |
| SOMERVILLE | $2,032 | 265 |
| SOUTHAMPTON | $2,287 | 221 |
| SOUTHBOROUGH | $4,342 | 21 |
| SOUTHBRIDGE | $2,524 | 167 |
| SOUTH HADLEY | $2,131 | 249 |
| SOUTHWICK | $1,781 | 297 |
| SPENCER | $1,219 | 333 |
| SPRINGFIELD | $3,208 | 70 |
| STERLING | na | na |
| STOCKBRIDGE | $2,980 | 88 |
| STONEHAM | $2,587 | 156 |
| STOUGHTON | $2,317 | 214 |
| STOW | $3,245 | 66 |
| STURBRIDGE | $2,882 | 99 |
| SUDBURY | $4,307 | 22 |
| SUNDERLAND | $1,724 | 305 |
| SUTTON | $2,775 | 113 |
| SWAMPSCOTT | $3,466 | 49 |
| SWANSEA | $2,073 | 259 |
| TAUNTON | $2,636 | 148 |
| TEMPLETON | na | na |
| TEWKSBURY | $2,772 | 115 |
| TISBURY | $5,386 | 8 |
| TOLLAND | na | na |
| TOPSFIELD | $4,253 | 24 |
| TOWNSEND | $1,658 | 313 |
| TRURO | $6,505 | 4 |
| TYNGSBOROUGH | $2,686 | 137 |
| TYRINGHAM | $3,122 | 75 |
| UPTON | $2,212 | 233 |
| UXBRIDGE | $2,657 | 146 |
| WAKEFIELD | $2,307 | 216 |
| WALES | $1,912 | 279 |
| WALPOLE | $2,816 | 108 |
| WALTHAM | $2,357 | 205 |
| WARE | $2,531 | 164 |
| WAREHAM | $2,118 | 252 |
| WARREN | $1,300 | 332 |
| WARWICK | $2,077 | 258 |
| WASHINGTON | $1,879 | 284 |
| WATERTOWN | $2,305 | 217 |
| WAYLAND | $4,758 | 14 |
| WEBSTER | na | na |
| WELLESLEY | $4,072 | 27 |
| WELLFLEET | $5,653 | 7 |
| WENDELL | $1,946 | 275 |
| WENHAM | $2,856 | 104 |
| WESTBOROUGH | $4,073 | 26 |
| WEST BOYLSTON | $2,442 | 183 |
| WEST BRIDGEWATER | $3,100 | 77 |
| WEST BROOKFIELD | $1,452 | 325 |
| WESTFIELD | $2,285 | 223 |
| WESTFORD | $3,688 | 40 |
| WESTHAMPTON | $2,663 | 144 |
| WESTMINSTER | $2,330 | 212 |
| WEST NEWBURY | $2,521 | 168 |
| WESTON | $5,711 | 6 |
| WESTPORT | $2,004 | 270 |
| WEST SPRINGFIELD | $2,727 | 124 |
| WEST STOCKBRIDGE | $2,684 | 139 |
| WEST TISBURY | $5,111 | 11 |
| WESTWOOD | $4,407 | 20 |
| WEYMOUTH | $1,935 | 277 |
| WHATELY | $2,773 | 114 |
| WHITMAN | $1,693 | 310 |
| WILBRAHAM | $2,287 | 222 |
| WILLIAMSBURG | $2,093 | 256 |
| WILLIAMSTOWN | $1,931 | 278 |
| WILMINGTON | $3,004 | 84 |
| WINCHENDON | $2,335 | 210 |
| WINCHESTER | $3,566 | 45 |
| WINDSOR | $1,861 | 287 |
| WINTHROP | $1,847 | 289 |
| WOBURN | $2,704 | 129 |
| WORCESTER | $2,409 | 189 |
| WORTHINGTON | na | na |
| WRENTHAM | $2,908 | 96 |
| YARMOUTH | $2,400 | 192 |