WPA Field House · Photo: Electrachrome · CC BY-SA 3.0In Scituate, 90% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Massachusetts
Scituate’s town government spent $112.8 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $5,876 per resident. Water and other utilities ($7.1 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Scituate is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$5,093 per resident in 2022: more than 67% of them
Scituate’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($5,093 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 $4,531, and the middle half spent $3,716–$5,278. Scituate spent more than 67% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($2.9 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; Scituate itself left out).
About $5,876 per resident a year, or $16.10 a day
Schools are part of the town’s budget, so they lead the receipt: 57% of day-to-day spending.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Scituate 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.
Day-to-day spending is up 16% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Scituate 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: $5,093 · 2023: $5,331 · 2024: $5,876.
full-time in March 2025, up from 532 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $8,807 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.04% 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 Scituate’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 Scituate’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Scituate →
Who’s in charge in Scituate
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Scituate’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on scituatema.gov ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 34 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (19,190).
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.
Scituate School District
Scituate’s K–12 school district. The schools are run by Scituate, so this money is part of the budget above.
Of the $22,266 per pupil, $14,977 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.
How Scituate voted in 2024
Official results for Scituate’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat61.7%8,229 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican36.2%4,836 votesOthers: 2.1% (280 votes).
Most votes in Scituate: Kamala D Harris
Plymouth County: Harris 53.3%, Trump 44.5% · Massachusetts: Harris 61.2%, Trump 36.0%
of Scituate’s 14,905 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Massachusetts: 67%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Scituate: Elizabeth Ann Warren
Plymouth County: Deaton 50.0%, Warren 49.9% · Massachusetts: Warren 59.8%, Deaton 40.0%
Most votes in the district: Bill Keating
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Scituate, its county and the state
| Harris | Trump | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scituate | 61.7% | 36.2% | 2.1% | 13,345 |
| Plymouth County | 53.3% | 44.5% | 2.2% | 300,129 |
| 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 Scituate.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: scituatema.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 Scituate compares with the towns next door
Scituate spent $5,093 per resident in 2022; the 4 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $4,723 to $7,132. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Marshfield | $4,723 runs schools | $6,656 |
| Hingham | $5,421 runs schools | $10,000+ |
| Norwell | $6,310 runs schools | $10,000+ |
| Cohasset | $7,132 runs schools | $10,000+ |
| Scituate | $5,093 | $8,807 |
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 Scituate’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Scituate’s government
How much does Scituate spend per resident?
About $5,876 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $5,093 was more than 67% of 75 Massachusetts towns and townships of 10,000–24,999 that run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Scituate?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $8,807 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.04% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.07% across Massachusetts. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see scituatema.gov.
Who runs Scituate’s government?
See scituatema.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Scituate yet.
How did Scituate vote in 2024?
For president, Kamala D Harris 61.7%, Donald J Trump 36.2% (13,345 votes, official results). Plymouth County: Harris 53.3%, Trump 44.5%. Massachusetts: Harris 61.2%, Trump 36.0%.
How many people work for Scituate?
565 full-time and 209 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $5.5M (about $65.6M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Scituate in the state legislature?
State Senate District First Plymouth and Norfolk (Patrick O'Connor) and State House District 4th Plymouth (Patrick Kearney). The House district also covers parts of two neighboring towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Scituate’s government
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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 →