Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 3.0In Sudbury, 90% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Massachusetts
Sudbury’s town government spent $97.9 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, about $5,136 per resident.
What stands out about how Sudbury is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Sudbury School District
Sudbury’s elementary school district. The schools are run by Sudbury, so this money is part of the budget above.
Of the $24,263 per pupil, $16,028 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.
Lincoln-Sudbury School District · $26,388 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $5,136 per resident a year, or $14.07 a day
Schools are part of the town’s budget, so they lead the receipt: 62% of day-to-day spending.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Sudbury 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.
$4,824 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar towns
Sudbury’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($4,824 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. Sudbury spent more than 56% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($254,000), 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; Sudbury itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 4% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Sudbury 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: $4,824 · 2023: $5,136.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
Typical bills top $10,000 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Sudbury’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 Sudbury’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Sudbury →
Who’s in charge in Sudbury
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Sudbury’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on sudbury.ma.us ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 32 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (19,059).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
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 Sudbury voted in 2024
Official results for Sudbury’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat74.3%8,768 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican22.5%2,656 votesOthers: 3.3% (384 votes).
Most votes in Sudbury: Kamala D Harris
Middlesex County: Harris 68.0%, Trump 28.9% · Massachusetts: Harris 61.2%, Trump 36.0%
of Sudbury’s 13,050 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Massachusetts: 67%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Sudbury: Elizabeth Ann Warren
Middlesex County: Warren 66.5%, Deaton 33.3% · Massachusetts: Warren 59.8%, Deaton 40.0%
Most votes in the district: Katherine M Clark
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Sudbury, its county and the state
| Harris | Trump | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sudbury | 74.3% | 22.5% | 3.3% | 11,808 |
| Middlesex County | 68.0% | 28.9% | 3.1% | 814,832 |
| 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 Sudbury.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: sudbury.ma.us ↗
- 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 Sudbury compares with the towns next door
Sudbury spent $4,824 per resident in 2022; the 7 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $1,542 to $7,861. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Stow | $1,542 | $10,000+ |
| Hudson | $3,046 runs schools | $6,892 |
| Marlborough | $4,170 runs schools | $5,747 |
| Maynard | $4,582 runs schools | $8,266 |
| Framingham | $5,023 runs schools | $6,884 |
| Concord | $5,280 runs schools | $10,000+ |
| Wayland | $7,861 runs schools | $10,000+ |
| Sudbury | $4,824 | $10,000+ |
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 Sudbury’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Sudbury’s government
How much does Sudbury spend per resident?
About $5,136 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 $4,824 was more than 56% of 75 Massachusetts towns and townships of 10,000–24,999 that run their own schools.
Who runs Sudbury’s government?
See sudbury.ma.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Sudbury yet.
How did Sudbury vote in 2024?
For president, Kamala D Harris 74.3%, Donald J Trump 22.5% (11,808 votes, official results). Middlesex County: Harris 68.0%, Trump 28.9%. Massachusetts: Harris 61.2%, Trump 36.0%.
How many people work for Sudbury?
597 full-time and 174 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $4.5M (about $54.2M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Sudbury in the state legislature?
State Senate District Middlesex and Worcester (Jamie Eldridge) and State House District 13th Middlesex (Carmine Gentile). The House district also covers parts of four other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Sudbury’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 →