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Budget and Finance

Budget and Finance

Gloucester's $179 million budget, line by line

The city's fiscal 2027 budget took effect July 1. Here is where the money comes from, where it goes, what changed, how the City Council decided it and how you can weigh in on the next one.

Budget and Finance

New: compare property taxes in Gloucester, Rockport, Essex and Manchester on one page

Our new property tax page has a bill calculator for all four towns, 10 years of average bills, and state and Census figures that update on their own. Here is what it shows.

Budget and Finance

Essex school project nears $95 million as fall town meeting takes shape

Voters will also be asked to pay a $26,000 snow plowing bill that arrived months after the fiscal year ended.