Fall River, MA · FY2027 Proposed

$484.5M

FY2027 Proposed General Fund Budget

The General Fund is Fall River’s main city operating budget. “Proposed” means this is the Mayor’s FY2027 submission as of May 12, 2026 — before the City Council’s final adoption.

95,074

Residents

$5,096

Per Resident

+6.2%

vs. FY2026 adopted

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Year Over Year

What changes next year?

The proposed FY2027 General Fund is $28.4M larger than the budget the city adopted for FY2026 — a 6.2% increase. Here’s where most of that growth comes from.

FY2026 Adopted $456.0M

+$28.4M

+6.2%

FY2027 Proposed $484.5M

Top department changes

Education

+$15.1M

+6.9%

Insurance & Benefits

+$6.8M

+14.8%

State & County Assessments

+$3.3M

+7.5%

Pension Assessment

+$1.9M

+4.4%

Community Maintenance

+$1.8M

+8.5%

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This compares the adopted FY2026 General Fund with the proposed FY2027 General Fund. Enterprise funds — water, sewer, and EMS — are tracked separately and aren’t included in these figures.

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Key Facts

The budget at a glance

The single biggest source of money coming in, the biggest expense going out, and what the average homeowner pays.

Biggest Revenue Source

$269.5M

State Aid — Chapter 70 education funding and other transfers from Massachusetts.

Biggest Expense

$235.2M

Education — Fall River Public Schools, the largest single line in the budget.

Residential Tax Rate

$11.48

per $1,000 of assessed property value. A $300,000 home owes about $3,444 a year.

How We Compare

Fall River vs. its neighbors

FY2026 total reported budget for the four largest cities in the region. Fall River runs the lowest cost per resident of the group.

Brockton 105,788 residents

$555.9M

New Bedford 101,378 residents

$550.8M

Fall River 95,074 residents

$452.6M

Lowest per resident

Taunton 60,412 residents

$324.1M

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