Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 3.0In Auburn, 76% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Massachusetts
Auburn’s town government spent $76.2 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, about $4,527 per resident.
What stands out about how Auburn is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Auburn School District
Auburn’s K–12 school district. The schools are run by Auburn, so this money is part of the budget above.
Of the $18,820 per pupil, $12,697 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Massachusetts districts overall: 49% local, 43% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $4,527 per resident a year, or $12.40 a day
Schools are part of the town’s budget, so they lead the receipt: 61% of day-to-day spending.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Auburn runs its own schools, so school spending is part of this budget. Comparisons are with Massachusetts towns and townships of 10,000–24,999 that run their own schools.
$4,239 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar towns
Auburn’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($4,239 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 75 Massachusetts towns and townships of 10,000–24,999 that run their own schools: the median was $4,576, and the middle half spent $3,716–$5,278. Auburn spent less than 60% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($3.2 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Massachusetts towns and townships of 10,000–24,999 that run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Auburn itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 8% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Auburn reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $4,239 · 2023: $4,527.
full-time in March 2025, down from 560 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $5,289 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.32% of the home’s value, vs 1.07% across Massachusetts.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Auburn’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Auburn’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Auburn →
Who’s in charge in Auburn
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Auburn’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on auburnma.gov ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 35 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (16,830).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
How Auburn voted in 2024
Official results for Auburn’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat52.2%5,206 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican45.2%4,512 votesOthers: 2.6% (260 votes).
Most votes in Auburn: Kamala D Harris
Worcester County: Harris 53.6%, Trump 43.7% · Massachusetts: Harris 61.2%, Trump 36.0%
of Auburn’s 13,100 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Massachusetts: 67%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Auburn: Elizabeth Ann Warren
Worcester County: Warren 51.9%, Deaton 48.0% · Massachusetts: Warren 59.8%, Deaton 40.0%
Most votes in the district: James P Mc Govern
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Auburn, its county and the state
| Harris | Trump | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn | 52.2% | 45.2% | 2.6% | 9,978 |
| Worcester County | 53.6% | 43.7% | 2.7% | 420,841 |
| Massachusetts | 61.2% | 36.0% | 2.8% | 3,473,668 |
Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Auburn.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: auburnma.gov ↗
- 2Massachusetts HouseState representatives
- 3Massachusetts SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Massachusetts
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Auburn compares with the towns next door
Auburn spent $4,239 per resident in 2022; the 4 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $3,640 to $4,363. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Auburn’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Auburn’s government
How much does Auburn spend per resident?
About $4,527 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $4,239 was less than 60% of 75 Massachusetts towns and townships of 10,000–24,999 that run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Auburn?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $5,289 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.32% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.07% across Massachusetts. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see auburnma.gov.
Who runs Auburn’s government?
See auburnma.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Auburn yet.
How did Auburn vote in 2024?
For president, Kamala D Harris 52.2%, Donald J Trump 45.2% (9,978 votes, official results). Worcester County: Harris 53.6%, Trump 43.7%. Massachusetts: Harris 61.2%, Trump 36.0%.
How many people work for Auburn?
478 full-time and 85 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $4.1M (about $48.6M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Auburn in the state legislature?
State Senate District Second Worcester (Mike Moore) and State House District 7th Worcester (Paul Frost). The House district also covers four other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Auburn’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →