Comparable Towns

The following list is from a DOR Report that compares NUMBER OF RESIDENTS TO
MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, so in other words, a higher number is more desirable.

The Towns listed have comparable populations, except for the neighbor Carver.


Municipality DOR Code 2006 Population Estimate Total Employees Population Per Municipal Employee

MIDDLEBOROUGH 21,305 1,217 17.5

ABINGTON 16,378 833 19.7


ACTON 20,586 1,041 19.8


BELMONT 23,308 1,426 16.3


BOURNE 19,224 981 19.6


BRIDGEWATER 25,695 401 64.1


BURLINGTON 24,895 807 30.8


CANTON 21,772 1,082 20.1


CARVER 11,578 361 32.1


DANVERS 25,833 851 30.4


DEDHAM 23,615 1,199 19.7


EASTON 23,031 783 29.4


GARDNER 20,805 867 24.0


HINGHAM 21,784 1,410 15.4


HUDSON 19,447 575 33.8


LUDLOW 21,951 891 24.6


MANSFIELD 23,096 793 29.1


MARBLEHEAD 20,231 1,121 18.0


MARSHFIELD 24,836 773 32.1


MELROSE 26,666 956 27.9


MILFORD 27,523 788 34.9


MILTON 25,902 625 41.4


NEEDHAM 28,368 888 31.9


NORTH ANDOVER 27,196 1,276 21.3


NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH 27,946 1,700 16.4


NORTON 19,242 588 32.7


PEMBROKE 18,739 484 38.7


READING 23,086 845 27.3


SANDWICH 20,508 1,246 16.5


SAUGUS 27,107 1,259 21.5


STONEHAM 21,471 803 26.7


STOUGHTON 26,901 1,291 20.8


WAKEFIELD 24,588 1,260 19.5


WALPOLE 23,165 630 36.8


WAREHAM 21,324 978 21.8


WINCHESTER 21,092 676 31.2


YARMOUTH 24,354 680 35.8

DOR also provides the following that answers many questions:
http://www.mass. gov/Ador/ docs/dls/ mdmstuf/Municipa lBudgetedRevenue s/Revs07. xls
http://www.mass. gov/Ador/ docs/dls/ mdmstuf/Socioeco nomic/Comparison Report.xls