Politics & Government
State Aid Comparison: Melrose vs. Surrounding Communities
See how the $8.89 million Melrose is projected to receive from the state this year in local aid compares to surrounding towns.
Have you been wondering if the grass is any greener in the communities who neighbor Melrose? Check out the charts below to see what nearby communities get in state aid, then compare it to Melrose.
The net state aid is the sum of education and general government aid minus the amount in assessments the municipality must pay to the state.
Figures come from the latest budget proposal out of the Massachusetts State House, which is the fiscal 2012 Senate Ways and Means Committee's budget.
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These numbers are not yet final— about the Senate Ways and Means budget compared to the budget passed by the House and Gov. Deval Patrick's initial budget proposal.
All information was provided by the Massachusetts Department of Revenue's Division of Local Services.
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$9,510,914 Government $3,069,487 $2,847,248 Assessments $552,912 $585,870 Net Aid $11,977,821 $11,772,292 Lynnfield
2011 2012 Senate Budget Education $3,795,892
$3,822,670 Government $982,127 $926,305 Assessments $354,894 $379,059 Net Aid $4,423,125 $4,369,916 Wakefield
2011 2012 Senate Budget Education $4,901,583 $4,967,275 Government $3,101,139 $2,880,157 Assessments $1,249,838 $1,352,327 Net Aid $6,752,884 $6,495,105
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