Vol. 1 · Fitchburg, Massachusetts · Established 1764

Burg Budget

An Independent Accounting of City Hall

Subtotal - Levy Limit

Add up the three lines above (last year's limit, the automatic 2.5%, and new construction) and this is the running total - the most property tax the city is allowed to collect this year, before a couple of small adjustments.

This inched up to $71,048,606 this year, about 4% more than the $68,030,590 it was in FY2025.

Computed from each fiscal year's own revenue recap figures below - see Methodology.

By Fiscal Year

Source: each year's own Mayor's Budget recap — see Methodology
Fiscal YearAmount
FY2026$71,048,606
FY2025$68,030,590
FY2024$65,017,447
FY2023$62,419,302
FY2022$60,164,342
FY2021$57,824,097
FY2020$55,639,981
FY2019$53,322,217
FY2018$51,442,384
FY2017$49,341,472

Governing law: M.G.L. c. 59, § 21C (Proposition 2½)

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