Snapshot: % budget spend on culture and rec, 2010
By Matt Carroll, Boston Globe | Sept. 8, 2011
The percent of money each town budgets for culture and recreation is broken out by the Department of Revenue. Truro, Brewster, and Chilmark were among the leaders in fiscal 2010.
| Municipality | % budget spent on culture & rec, fy2010 | Rank |
| ABINGTON | 1.3 | 243 |
| ACUSHNET | 1.2 | 255 |
| ADAMS | 4.7 | 11 |
| AGAWAM | 1.4 | 208 |
| ALFORD | 0.1 | 334 |
| AMESBURY | 1.7 | 166 |
| AMHERST | 4.4 | 14 |
| ANDOVER | 3.9 | 18 |
| ARLINGTON | 3 | 33 |
| ASHBURNHAM | 1.2 | 252 |
| ASHBY | 1.4 | 220 |
| ASHFIELD | 1.2 | 246 |
| ASHLAND | 0.6 | 313 |
| ATHOL | 3.5 | 22 |
| ATTLEBORO | 2.7 | 59 |
| AUBURN | 2.1 | 112 |
| AVON | 2.3 | 86 |
| AYER | 2.5 | 74 |
| BARNSTABLE | 2.5 | 71 |
| BARRE | 1.8 | 149 |
| BECKET | 1.2 | 256 |
| BEDFORD | 1.9 | 142 |
| BELCHERTOWN | 1.7 | 170 |
| BELLINGHAM | 1.5 | 199 |
| BELMONT | 4.1 | 15 |
| BERKLEY | 0.7 | 307 |
| BERLIN | 1.3 | 230 |
| BERNARDSTON | 1.4 | 217 |
| BEVERLY | 3.5 | 23 |
| BILLERICA | 1.4 | 210 |
| BLACKSTONE | 2.5 | 70 |
| BOLTON | 1.7 | 160 |
| BOSTON | 2.1 | 114 |
| BOURNE | 1.6 | 180 |
| BOXBOROUGH | 1.8 | 148 |
| BOXFORD | 1.5 | 207 |
| BOYLSTON | 1.4 | 215 |
| BRAINTREE | 2.3 | 88 |
| BREWSTER | 7.6 | 2 |
| BRIDGEWATER | 0.7 | 312 |
| BRIMFIELD | 2.4 | 81 |
| BROCKTON | 0.8 | 303 |
| BROOKFIELD | 1.7 | 168 |
| BROOKLINE | 3.1 | 27 |
| BUCKLAND | 1.7 | 161 |
| BURLINGTON | 3 | 32 |
| CAMBRIDGE | 4.1 | 16 |
| CANTON | 2.3 | 85 |
| CARLISLE | 2.8 | 50 |
| CARVER | 1.1 | 260 |
| CHARLEMONT | 0.8 | 301 |
| CHARLTON | 1.9 | 128 |
| CHATHAM | 4.5 | 13 |
| CHELMSFORD | 1.6 | 185 |
| CHELSEA | 0.3 | 329 |
| CHESHIRE | 0.6 | 316 |
| CHESTERFIELD | 1.1 | 267 |
| CHICOPEE | 2.6 | 63 |
| CHILMARK | 7.5 | 3 |
| CLINTON | 1.6 | 189 |
| COHASSET | 1.9 | 138 |
| COLRAIN | 1.5 | 206 |
| CONCORD | 2.8 | 46 |
| CONWAY | 0.4 | 326 |
| CUMMINGTON | 0.5 | 320 |
| DALTON | 1.8 | 147 |
| DANVERS | 2.5 | 68 |
| DARTMOUTH | 1.7 | 173 |
| DEDHAM | 2.4 | 82 |
| DEERFIELD | 1.8 | 152 |
| DENNIS | 6.1 | 6 |
| DIGHTON | 1.5 | 198 |
| DOUGLAS | 1 | 276 |
| DOVER | 2.8 | 49 |
| DRACUT | 1.6 | 192 |
| DUDLEY | 1.3 | 225 |
| DUNSTABLE | 2.1 | 105 |
| DUXBURY | 3.8 | 20 |
| EAST BRIDGEWATER | 1.2 | 249 |
| EAST BROOKFIELD | 2.2 | 97 |
| EASTHAM | 3 | 37 |
| EASTHAMPTON | 1.4 | 211 |
| EAST LONGMEADOW | 1.7 | 165 |
| EASTON | 0.9 | 288 |
| EDGARTOWN | 3.1 | 29 |
| EGREMONT | 1.6 | 194 |
| ERVING | 1.3 | 233 |
| ESSEX | 0.8 | 304 |
| EVERETT | 0.8 | 305 |
| FAIRHAVEN | 2.4 | 84 |
| FALL RIVER | 1.3 | 242 |
| FALMOUTH | 2.7 | 60 |
| FITCHBURG | 0.8 | 299 |
| FOXBOROUGH | 2 | 123 |
| FRAMINGHAM | 3 | 31 |
| FRANKLIN | 1.3 | 231 |
| FREETOWN | 0.5 | 321 |
| GARDNER | 2.3 | 87 |
| GAY HEAD | 6.3 | 5 |
| GEORGETOWN | 1.6 | 188 |
| GILL | 0.9 | 289 |
| GLOUCESTER | 0.9 | 290 |
| GOSHEN | 0.8 | 302 |
| GOSNOLD | 0.4 | 324 |
| GRAFTON | 1.8 | 146 |
| GRANBY | 0.8 | 297 |
| GRANVILLE | 0.7 | 306 |
| GREAT BARRINGTON | 2.4 | 79 |
| GREENFIELD | 2.3 | 90 |
| GROTON | 2.8 | 52 |
| GROVELAND | 1.7 | 177 |
| HADLEY | 1.4 | 216 |
| HALIFAX | 2 | 124 |
| HAMILTON | 3.1 | 26 |
| HAMPDEN | 1.4 | 221 |
| HANCOCK | 0.3 | 327 |
| HANOVER | 1.3 | 240 |
| HANSON | 1.2 | 244 |
| HARDWICK | 2.3 | 92 |
| HARVARD | 2.7 | 57 |
| HARWICH | 5.5 | 7 |
| HATFIELD | 1.3 | 237 |
| HAVERHILL | 0.8 | 293 |
| HAWLEY | 0.1 | 333 |
| HEATH | 1 | 273 |
| HINGHAM | 1.9 | 130 |
| HINSDALE | 2.2 | 96 |
| HOLBROOK | 1.1 | 268 |
| HOLDEN | 2 | 121 |
| HOLLAND | 0.7 | 308 |
| HOLLISTON | 1.1 | 264 |
| HOLYOKE | 1.2 | 254 |
| HOPEDALE | 1.6 | 178 |
| HOPKINTON | 0.7 | 310 |
| HUDSON | 1.7 | 174 |
| HULL | 0.3 | 328 |
| HUNTINGTON | 1.6 | 182 |
| IPSWICH | 1.8 | 155 |
| KINGSTON | 2.3 | 89 |
| LAKEVILLE | 1.1 | 265 |
| LANCASTER | 1.5 | 202 |
| LANESBOROUGH | 1.3 | 232 |
| LAWRENCE | 0.8 | 291 |
| LEE | 2.1 | 111 |
| LEICESTER | 0.6 | 314 |
| LENOX | 3 | 38 |
| LEOMINSTER | 1.9 | 129 |
| LEVERETT | 1.7 | 175 |
| LEXINGTON | 2.4 | 77 |
| LEYDEN | 1.7 | 167 |
| LINCOLN | 5 | 9 |
| LITTLETON | 2 | 126 |
| LONGMEADOW | 2.8 | 48 |
| LOWELL | 1.1 | 259 |
| LUNENBURG | 1.4 | 214 |
| LYNN | 0.6 | 315 |
| LYNNFIELD | 1.6 | 184 |
| MALDEN | 1.6 | 187 |
| MANCHESTER | 3.1 | 28 |
| MANSFIELD | 0.9 | 279 |
| MARBLEHEAD | 2.8 | 51 |
| MARION | 1.3 | 226 |
| MARLBOROUGH | 1.1 | 261 |
| MARSHFIELD | 1.1 | 269 |
| MASHPEE | 1.3 | 229 |
| MATTAPOISETT | 1.7 | 176 |
| MAYNARD | 1.8 | 157 |
| MEDFIELD | 1.9 | 133 |
| MEDWAY | 1 | 277 |
| MELROSE | 2.7 | 58 |
| MENDON | 2.5 | 69 |
| MERRIMAC | 2.4 | 83 |
| METHUEN | 1.1 | 263 |
| MIDDLEBOROUGH | 1.4 | 219 |
| MIDDLEFIELD | 0.8 | 298 |
| MIDDLETON | 2 | 122 |
| MILFORD | 2.2 | 101 |
| MILLBURY | 1.2 | 251 |
| MILLIS | 1.5 | 204 |
| MILLVILLE | 0.9 | 287 |
| MILTON | 2 | 116 |
| MONROE | 0.3 | 332 |
| MONSON | 2.1 | 109 |
| MONTAGUE | 3 | 34 |
| MONTEREY | 3 | 36 |
| MONTGOMERY | 1.2 | 258 |
| MOUNT WASHINGTON | 0 | 335 |
| NAHANT | 2.2 | 95 |
| NANTUCKET | 2.9 | 44 |
| NATICK | 2.5 | 66 |
| NEEDHAM | 1.8 | 150 |
| NEW ASHFORD | 0 | 336 |
| NEW BEDFORD | 1.4 | 223 |
| NEW BRAINTREE | 0.9 | 278 |
| NEWBURY | 1.8 | 158 |
| NEWBURYPORT | 2.5 | 67 |
| NEW MARLBOROUGH | 2.2 | 102 |
| NEW SALEM | 2.1 | 113 |
| NEWTON | 3.7 | 21 |
| NORFOLK | 1.8 | 156 |
| NORTH ADAMS | 1.7 | 162 |
| NORTHAMPTON | 2.2 | 104 |
| NORTH ANDOVER | 1.2 | 248 |
| NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH | 1.3 | 224 |
| NORTHBOROUGH | 1.8 | 145 |
| NORTHBRIDGE | 0.3 | 330 |
| NORTH BROOKFIELD | 0.9 | 286 |
| NORTHFIELD | 2.2 | 94 |
| NORTH READING | 1.2 | 253 |
| NORTON | 0.7 | 309 |
| NORWELL | 1.9 | 139 |
| NORWOOD | 2.3 | 91 |
| OAK BLUFFS | 2.7 | 61 |
| OAKHAM | 2.1 | 108 |
| ORANGE | 1.7 | 169 |
| ORLEANS | 7.1 | 4 |
| OTIS | 3.2 | 25 |
| OXFORD | 1.2 | 247 |
| PALMER | 2.9 | 42 |
| PAXTON | 1.9 | 127 |
| PEABODY | 2.6 | 64 |
| PELHAM | 0.9 | 284 |
| PEMBROKE | 1.6 | 190 |
| PEPPERELL | 3 | 30 |
| PERU | 0.5 | 322 |
| PETERSHAM | 0.5 | 323 |
| PHILLIPSTON | 0.9 | 282 |
| PITTSFIELD | 1.3 | 241 |
| PLAINFIELD | 1.2 | 257 |
| PLAINVILLE | 0.8 | 292 |
| PLYMOUTH | 1.5 | 195 |
| PLYMPTON | 1.6 | 183 |
| PROVINCETOWN | 2.2 | 99 |
| QUINCY | 2.3 | 93 |
| RANDOLPH | 1.3 | 234 |
| RAYNHAM | 1.4 | 212 |
| READING | 2.7 | 55 |
| REHOBOTH | 1 | 272 |
| REVERE | 0.4 | 325 |
| RICHMOND | 1.8 | 153 |
| ROCHESTER | 1.4 | 218 |
| ROCKLAND | 1.3 | 238 |
| ROCKPORT | 2.4 | 80 |
| ROWLEY | 1.9 | 143 |
| ROYALSTON | 3.8 | 19 |
| RUSSELL | 1.5 | 201 |
| RUTLAND | 1.1 | 266 |
| SALEM | 1.8 | 154 |
| SALISBURY | 1.9 | 141 |
| SANDISFIELD | 0.9 | 283 |
| SANDWICH | 1.9 | 137 |
| SAUGUS | 0.9 | 285 |
| SCITUATE | 2.2 | 103 |
| SEEKONK | 2.1 | 110 |
| SHARON | 1.7 | 171 |
| SHEFFIELD | 1.9 | 140 |
| SHELBURNE | 2.2 | 100 |
| SHERBORN | 2.8 | 47 |
| SHIRLEY | 1.4 | 209 |
| SHREWSBURY | 1.9 | 144 |
| SHUTESBURY | 0.8 | 294 |
| SOMERSET | 1.6 | 186 |
| SOMERVILLE | 1.7 | 172 |
| SOUTHAMPTON | 0.8 | 295 |
| SOUTHBOROUGH | 1.3 | 239 |
| SOUTHBRIDGE | 1 | 274 |
| SOUTH HADLEY | 2.9 | 45 |
| SOUTHWICK | 2.6 | 65 |
| SPENCER | 2.5 | 72 |
| SPRINGFIELD | 2.7 | 53 |
| STERLING | 2.1 | 106 |
| STOCKBRIDGE | 2.5 | 76 |
| STONEHAM | 3 | 40 |
| STOUGHTON | 1.8 | 151 |
| STOW | 1.3 | 227 |
| STURBRIDGE | 2 | 125 |
| SUDBURY | 2 | 115 |
| SUNDERLAND | 1.6 | 191 |
| SUTTON | 0.5 | 319 |
| SWAMPSCOTT | 1.2 | 245 |
| SWANSEA | 1 | 270 |
| TAUNTON | 1.3 | 235 |
| TEMPLETON | 0.8 | 296 |
| TEWKSBURY | 1.6 | 181 |
| TISBURY | 2.4 | 78 |
| TOLLAND | 1 | 271 |
| TOPSFIELD | 3.4 | 24 |
| TOWNSEND | 1.1 | 262 |
| TRURO | 9.2 | 1 |
| TYNGSBOROUGH | 0.9 | 281 |
| TYRINGHAM | 0.5 | 318 |
| UPTON | 1.5 | 197 |
| UXBRIDGE | 1.3 | 228 |
| WAKEFIELD | 1.9 | 136 |
| WALES | 1.5 | 196 |
| WALPOLE | 1.9 | 135 |
| WALTHAM | 2 | 119 |
| WARE | 1.4 | 222 |
| WARREN | 3 | 39 |
| WARWICK | 1.6 | 193 |
| WATERTOWN | 3 | 41 |
| WAYLAND | 2.5 | 73 |
| WELLESLEY | 2.5 | 75 |
| WELLFLEET | 5 | 10 |
| WENDELL | 1.8 | 159 |
| WENHAM | 5.3 | 8 |
| WESTBOROUGH | 1.5 | 205 |
| WEST BOYLSTON | 1.4 | 213 |
| WEST BRIDGEWATER | 2.7 | 62 |
| WEST BROOKFIELD | 4.6 | 12 |
| WESTFIELD | 1 | 275 |
| WESTFORD | 2 | 118 |
| WESTHAMPTON | 1.7 | 163 |
| WESTMINSTER | 2 | 120 |
| WEST NEWBURY | 2.7 | 54 |
| WESTON | 1.7 | 164 |
| WESTPORT | 0.8 | 300 |
| WEST SPRINGFIELD | 1.9 | 134 |
| WEST STOCKBRIDGE | 0.9 | 280 |
| WEST TISBURY | 4 | 17 |
| WESTWOOD | 1.9 | 131 |
| WEYMOUTH | 1.5 | 203 |
| WHATELY | 1.2 | 250 |
| WHITMAN | 1.6 | 179 |
| WILBRAHAM | 2.7 | 56 |
| WILLIAMSBURG | 2.1 | 107 |
| WILLIAMSTOWN | 2.9 | 43 |
| WILMINGTON | 2.2 | 98 |
| WINCHENDON | 0.7 | 311 |
| WINCHESTER | 2 | 117 |
| WINDSOR | 0.3 | 331 |
| WOBURN | 1.5 | 200 |
| WORCESTER | 1.9 | 132 |
| WORTHINGTON | 0.5 | 317 |
| WRENTHAM | 1.3 | 236 |
| YARMOUTH | 3 | 35 |
