snapshot: Fire department spending, 2012
By Matt Carroll, Globe Staff | Oct. 17, 2013
Fire departments in eastern Mass. tend to eat up a larger percent of spending than in the central and western parts of the state. The data shows the percent of money spent from comunities' general expenditures. The data is for fiscal 2012.
Community | Fire Department percent spending of general expenditures, 2012 | Rank |
ABINGTON | 4.59 | 134 |
ACTON | 3.3 | 179 |
ACUSHNET | 1.79 | 241 |
ADAMS | 0.05 | 325 |
AGAWAM | 4.67 | 126 |
ALFORD | 2.14 | 221 |
AMESBURY | 5.44 | 92 |
AMHERST | 6.15 | 64 |
ANDOVER | 5.68 | 81 |
ARLINGTON | 5.72 | 80 |
ASHBURNHAM | 4.05 | 155 |
ASHBY | 2.79 | 195 |
ASHFIELD | 1.54 | 252 |
ASHLAND | 4.63 | 130 |
ATHOL | 11.07 | 1 |
ATTLEBORO | 6.48 | 47 |
AUBURN | 5.49 | 90 |
AVON | 6.67 | 41 |
AYER | 6.37 | 52 |
BARNSTABLE | na | na |
BARRE | 2.1 | 223 |
BECKET | 0.79 | 309 |
BEDFORD | 3.29 | 180 |
BELCHERTOWN | 0.98 | 299 |
BELLINGHAM | 4.4 | 142 |
BELMONT | 6.19 | 60 |
BERKLEY | 0.86 | 305 |
BERLIN | 2.32 | 214 |
BERNARDSTON | 2.1 | 223 |
BEVERLY | 6.73 | 39 |
BILLERICA | 5.85 | 76 |
BLACKSTONE | 5.84 | 77 |
BLANDFORD | 0.99 | 297 |
BOLTON | 0.65 | 317 |
BOSTON | 8.19 | 12 |
BOURNE | 6.64 | 42 |
BOXBOROUGH | 3.94 | 162 |
BOXFORD | 1.75 | 244 |
BOYLSTON | 2.4 | 209 |
BRAINTREE | 7.89 | 16 |
BREWSTER | 5.21 | 103 |
BRIDGEWATER | 8.2 | 11 |
BRIMFIELD | 1.43 | 261 |
BROCKTON | 7.69 | 20 |
BROOKFIELD | 0.88 | 302 |
BROOKLINE | 6.76 | 37 |
BUCKLAND | na | na |
BURLINGTON | 6.8 | 35 |
CAMBRIDGE | 6.06 | 68 |
CANTON | 6.83 | 34 |
CARLISLE | 1.1 | 288 |
CARVER | 1.37 | 266 |
CHARLEMONT | 1.77 | 243 |
CHARLTON | 6.63 | 43 |
CHATHAM | 7.72 | 17 |
CHELMSFORD | 4.31 | 147 |
CHELSEA | 6.18 | 61 |
CHESHIRE | 0.6 | 319 |
CHESTER | 1.45 | 259 |
CHESTERFIELD | 0.73 | 314 |
CHICOPEE | 6.95 | 29 |
CHILMARK | na | na |
CLARKSBURG | 0.49 | 322 |
CLINTON | 4.61 | 133 |
COHASSET | 5.87 | 74 |
COLRAIN | 1.27 | 276 |
Community | Fire Department percent spending of general expenditures, 2012 | Rank |
CONCORD | 4.77 | 120 |
CONWAY | 0.8 | 308 |
CUMMINGTON | 1.03 | 293 |
DALTON | na | na |
DANVERS | 5.58 | 87 |
DARTMOUTH | na | na |
DEDHAM | na | na |
DEERFIELD | na | na |
DENNIS | 9.1 | 6 |
DIGHTON | 4.66 | 128 |
DOUGLAS | 0.98 | 299 |
DOVER | 1.53 | 254 |
DRACUT | 5.33 | 99 |
DUDLEY | 4.05 | 155 |
DUNSTABLE | 1.19 | 282 |
DUXBURY | 5.08 | 107 |
EAST BRIDGEWATER | 4.96 | 112 |
EAST BROOKFIELD | 3.19 | 185 |
EASTHAM | 8.7 | 9 |
EASTHAMPTON | 6.02 | 69 |
EAST LONGMEADOW | 1.16 | 285 |
EASTON | 4.69 | 122 |
EDGARTOWN | 1.34 | 269 |
EGREMONT | 2.32 | 214 |
ERVING | 1.44 | 260 |
ESSEX | 2.03 | 226 |
EVERETT | 6.52 | 45 |
FAIRHAVEN | 5.13 | 106 |
FALL RIVER | 6.49 | 46 |
FALMOUTH | 5.42 | 95 |
FITCHBURG | 6.45 | 48 |
FLORIDA | 1.87 | 232 |
FOXBOROUGH | 5.18 | 104 |
FRAMINGHAM | 6.99 | 27 |
FRANKLIN | 4.63 | 130 |
FREETOWN | 5.04 | 109 |
GARDNER | 5.64 | 83 |
GAY HEAD | 1.26 | 277 |
GEORGETOWN | 1.91 | 230 |
GILL | 2.36 | 212 |
GLOUCESTER | 7.12 | 26 |
GOSHEN | 1.81 | 237 |
GOSNOLD | na | na |
GRAFTON | 1.05 | 290 |
GRANBY | 1.11 | 287 |
GRANVILLE | 0.69 | 316 |
GREAT BARRINGTON | 1.74 | 245 |
GREENFIELD | 3.5 | 174 |
GROTON | 2.72 | 199 |
GROVELAND | 1.71 | 247 |
HADLEY | 1.65 | 249 |
HALIFAX | 4.39 | 143 |
HAMILTON | 2.23 | 217 |
HAMPDEN | 0.74 | 313 |
HANCOCK | 3.73 | 167 |
HANOVER | 4.97 | 111 |
HANSON | 8.18 | 13 |
HARDWICK | 2.74 | 197 |
HARVARD | 1.02 | 294 |
HARWICH | 6.98 | 28 |
HATFIELD | na | na |
HAVERHILL | 7.15 | 25 |
HAWLEY | 1.87 | 232 |
HEATH | 1.08 | 289 |
HINGHAM | 5.64 | 83 |
HINSDALE | na | na |
HOLBROOK | 7.55 | 21 |
HOLDEN | 2.85 | 193 |
HOLLAND | 1.17 | 284 |
HOLLISTON | 1.25 | 278 |
HOLYOKE | 6.9 | 33 |
HOPEDALE | 3.19 | 185 |
HOPKINTON | 3.27 | 183 |
HUBBARDSTON | na | na |
HUDSON | 4.59 | 134 |
HULL | 8.32 | 10 |
HUNTINGTON | 1.47 | 257 |
IPSWICH | 3.85 | 165 |
KINGSTON | 5.68 | 81 |
LAKEVILLE | 4.18 | 150 |
LANCASTER | 1.43 | 261 |
LANESBOROUGH | 0.78 | 312 |
LAWRENCE | 3.94 | 162 |
LEE | 0.65 | 317 |
LEICESTER | 0.85 | 307 |
LENOX | 1.6 | 251 |
LEOMINSTER | 7.3 | 24 |
LEVERETT | 1.92 | 229 |
LEXINGTON | 4.22 | 148 |
LEYDEN | 1.51 | 255 |
LINCOLN | 4.67 | 126 |
LITTLETON | 2.35 | 213 |
LONGMEADOW | 4.05 | 155 |
LOWELL | 6.09 | 66 |
LUDLOW | 3.64 | 170 |
LUNENBURG | 2.61 | 202 |
LYNN | 6.33 | 57 |
LYNNFIELD | 2.57 | 204 |
MALDEN | 6.92 | 30 |
MANCHESTER | 4.78 | 119 |
MANSFIELD | 3.96 | 161 |
MARBLEHEAD | 4.68 | 124 |
MARION | 2.81 | 194 |
MARLBOROUGH | 6.92 | 30 |
MARSHFIELD | 5.87 | 74 |
MASHPEE | 6.32 | 58 |
MATTAPOISETT | 1.54 | 252 |
MAYNARD | 5.44 | 92 |
MEDFIELD | 2.07 | 225 |
MEDFORD | na | na |
MEDWAY | 1.01 | 296 |
MELROSE | 4.82 | 117 |
MENDON | 4.68 | 124 |
MERRIMAC | 3.13 | 187 |
METHUEN | 6.41 | 50 |
MIDDLEBOROUGH | 4 | 159 |
MIDDLEFIELD | 0.33 | 324 |
MIDDLETON | 6.16 | 63 |
MILFORD | 4.5 | 136 |
MILLBURY | 1.94 | 228 |
MILLIS | 3.59 | 172 |
MILLVILLE | 5.61 | 86 |
MILTON | 6.78 | 36 |
MONROE | 1.46 | 258 |
MONSON | 0.43 | 323 |
MONTAGUE | na | na |
MONTEREY | 4.43 | 141 |
MONTGOMERY | na | na |
MOUNT WASHINGTON | na | na |
NAHANT | 8.75 | 8 |
NANTUCKET | 4.69 | 122 |
NATICK | 6.7 | 40 |
NEEDHAM | 5.44 | 92 |
NEW ASHFORD | 3.05 | 188 |
NEW BEDFORD | 5.37 | 98 |
NEW BRAINTREE | 2.69 | 201 |
NEWBURY | 2.94 | 192 |
NEWBURYPORT | 5.84 | 77 |
NEW MARLBOROUGH | 2.38 | 211 |
NEW SALEM | 3.37 | 176 |
NEWTON | 5.76 | 79 |
NORFOLK | 4.02 | 158 |
NORTH ADAMS | 3.32 | 178 |
NORTHAMPTON | 4.37 | 144 |
NORTH ANDOVER | 6.44 | 49 |
NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH | 4.99 | 110 |
NORTHBOROUGH | 2.71 | 200 |
NORTHBRIDGE | 1.34 | 269 |
NORTH BROOKFIELD | 1.04 | 291 |
NORTHFIELD | 1.41 | 264 |
NORTH READING | 5.22 | 102 |
NORTON | 6.1 | 65 |
NORWELL | 4.64 | 129 |
NORWOOD | 5.33 | 99 |
OAK BLUFFS | 0.87 | 304 |
OAKHAM | 1.89 | 231 |
ORANGE | 5.63 | 85 |
ORLEANS | 8.78 | 7 |
OTIS | 1.02 | 294 |
OXFORD | na | na |
PALMER | na | na |
PAXTON | 2.19 | 219 |
PEABODY | 6.35 | 54 |
PELHAM | 2.11 | 222 |
PEMBROKE | 4.7 | 121 |
PEPPERELL | 1.32 | 273 |
PERU | 1.83 | 234 |
PETERSHAM | 1.21 | 281 |
PHILLIPSTON | 4.17 | 151 |
PITTSFIELD | 5.05 | 108 |
PLAINFIELD | 1.49 | 256 |
PLAINVILLE | 4.5 | 136 |
PLYMOUTH | 6.37 | 52 |
PLYMPTON | 1.78 | 242 |
PRINCETON | 2.79 | 195 |
PROVINCETOWN | 2.4 | 209 |
QUINCY | 7.7 | 18 |
RANDOLPH | 5.96 | 71 |
RAYNHAM | 6.63 | 43 |
READING | 3.87 | 164 |
REHOBOTH | 1.64 | 250 |
REVERE | 6.91 | 32 |
RICHMOND | 1.43 | 261 |
ROCHESTER | 0.88 | 302 |
ROCKLAND | 6.01 | 70 |
ROCKPORT | 1.23 | 280 |
ROWE | 1.37 | 266 |
ROWLEY | 2.73 | 198 |
ROYALSTON | 3.71 | 168 |
RUSSELL | 2.96 | 191 |
RUTLAND | 1.24 | 279 |
SALEM | 6.4 | 51 |
SALISBURY | 5.93 | 73 |
SANDISFIELD | 2.31 | 216 |
SANDWICH | 6.17 | 62 |
SAUGUS | 5.42 | 95 |
SAVOY | 0.79 | 309 |
SCITUATE | 7.7 | 18 |
SEEKONK | 4.45 | 139 |
SHARON | 4.08 | 154 |
SHEFFIELD | 0.79 | 309 |
SHELBURNE | na | na |
SHERBORN | 1.98 | 227 |
SHIRLEY | 2.2 | 218 |
SHREWSBURY | 3.29 | 180 |
SHUTESBURY | 1.8 | 239 |
SOMERSET | 3.85 | 165 |
SOMERVILLE | 9.18 | 4 |
SOUTHAMPTON | 1.35 | 268 |
SOUTHBOROUGH | 4.15 | 153 |
SOUTHBRIDGE | 4.49 | 138 |
SOUTH HADLEY | na | na |
SOUTHWICK | 1.82 | 235 |
SPENCER | 2.53 | 205 |
SPRINGFIELD | 3.59 | 172 |
STERLING | na | na |
STOCKBRIDGE | 1.31 | 274 |
STONEHAM | 4.19 | 149 |
STOUGHTON | 5.39 | 97 |
STOW | 2.49 | 206 |
STURBRIDGE | 3.62 | 171 |
SUDBURY | 4.16 | 152 |
SUNDERLAND | 1.14 | 286 |
SUTTON | 1.34 | 269 |
SWAMPSCOTT | 6.08 | 67 |
SWANSEA | 1.8 | 239 |
TAUNTON | 6.34 | 55 |
TEMPLETON | na | na |
TEWKSBURY | 4.84 | 116 |
TISBURY | 1.04 | 291 |
TOLLAND | na | na |
TOPSFIELD | 2.19 | 219 |
TOWNSEND | 4.89 | 115 |
TRURO | 1.82 | 235 |
TYNGSBOROUGH | 1.66 | 248 |
TYRINGHAM | 2.46 | 208 |
UPTON | 3.37 | 176 |
UXBRIDGE | 1.34 | 269 |
WAKEFIELD | 5.96 | 71 |
WALES | 0.59 | 320 |
WALPOLE | 4.82 | 117 |
WALTHAM | 9.16 | 5 |
WARE | 3.25 | 184 |
WAREHAM | na | na |
WARREN | 2.98 | 190 |
WARWICK | 1.4 | 265 |
WASHINGTON | 1.3 | 275 |
WATERTOWN | 8.05 | 14 |
WAYLAND | 3.7 | 169 |
WEBSTER | na | na |
WELLESLEY | 3.99 | 160 |
WELLFLEET | 7.33 | 22 |
WENDELL | 0.73 | 314 |
WENHAM | 3.44 | 175 |
WESTBOROUGH | 4.45 | 139 |
WEST BOYLSTON | 3.05 | 188 |
WEST BRIDGEWATER | 7.98 | 15 |
WEST BROOKFIELD | 1.81 | 237 |
WESTFIELD | 5.15 | 105 |
WESTFORD | 3.29 | 180 |
WESTHAMPTON | 0.99 | 297 |
WESTMINSTER | 4.9 | 114 |
WEST NEWBURY | 2.49 | 206 |
WESTON | 4.37 | 144 |
WESTPORT | 5.48 | 91 |
WEST SPRINGFIELD | 5.5 | 88 |
WEST STOCKBRIDGE | 0.53 | 321 |
WEST TISBURY | 1.74 | 245 |
WESTWOOD | 4.33 | 146 |
WEYMOUTH | 6.74 | 38 |
WHATELY | 0.86 | 305 |
WHITMAN | 9.58 | 3 |
WILBRAHAM | 4.95 | 113 |
WILLIAMSBURG | 1.18 | 283 |
WILLIAMSTOWN | na | na |
WILMINGTON | 5.24 | 101 |
WINCHENDON | 2.6 | 203 |
WINCHESTER | 4.63 | 130 |
WINDSOR | 0.97 | 301 |
WINTHROP | 6.3 | 59 |
WOBURN | 6.34 | 55 |
WORCESTER | 7.31 | 23 |
WORTHINGTON | na | na |
WRENTHAM | 5.5 | 88 |
YARMOUTH | 10.14 | 2 |