Debt Service

paying off city bonds and loans

$13,719,946

proposed for FY2027 — −3.4% decrease from $14,202,321 in FY2026

Per resident
$144
Change in dollars
−$482,375
Share of general fund
2.8%

FY2027 Revised, as of July 24, 2026. Source: FY2027 Proposed Municipal Budget. How these numbers are sourced

How Fall River compares

Spending per resident on debt service, across four Southeastern Massachusetts cities. Figures are general-fund only, so enterprise funds like water and sewer are excluded on every city.

  • Brockton $448
  • Fall River $144
  • Taunton $143
  • New Bedford $126
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Over time

Adopted budget for each fiscal year, with FY2027 as proposed.

  • FY24 $14.5M
  • FY25 $14.8M
  • FY26 $14.2M
  • FY27 $13.7M

How this figure moved

This line has not changed across the 3 published FY2027 revisions on file.

FY2026 Revised, as of July 24, 2026(approx.). Source: FY2027 Proposed Municipal Budget .pdf (FY2026 Revised Budget column).

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