That's a decrease of 14.2 percent from 2016, when the city spent $34.67 million.
Newton has a population of 2,790.
Since 2001, the City of Newton budget has grown by 175.4 percent, from $10.80 million. The city population has fallen 11.5 percent over the same period, from 3,154.
Salaries accounted for 4.7 percent of city spending in 2017. Newton property taxpayers paid $1.40 million for 28 full-time employees and 15 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 33 full-time employees and seven part-time employees, and spent $1.40 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
2,790
$29,727,635
$1,396,824
4.7
43
$32,484
2016
2,849
$34,667,682
$1,438,878
4.2
43
$33,462
2015
2,849
$34,287,279
$1,466,460
4.3
43
$34,104
2014
2,849
$33,698,502
$1,395,117
4.1
43
$32,445
2013
2,849
$33,075,200
$1,324,022
4
47
$28,171
2012
2,849
$25,534,727
$1,362,586
5.3
42
$32,443
2011
2,849
$10,008,975
$1,327,599
13.3
36
$36,878
2010
3,069
$28,339,631
$1,306,473
4.6
35
$37,328
2009
3,100
$26,217,419
$1,297,386
4.9
36
$36,039
2008
3,100
$21,983,540
$1,231,491
5.6
36
$34,208
2007
3,100
$21,710,022
$1,345,991
6.2
37
$36,378
2006
3,100
$18,171,031
$1,220,084
6.7
39
$31,284
2005
3,100
$16,587,448
$1,241,436
7.5
34
$36,513
2004
3,100
$16,621,796
$1,260,474
7.6
34
$37,073
2003
3,100
$12,362,060
$1,364,057
11
38
$35,896
2002
3,100
$11,523,540
$1,415,348
12.3
71
$19,934
2001
3,154
$10,795,195
$1,403,078
13
40
$35,077
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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