Health Insurance

employee health insurance, other coverage

$49,685,710

proposed for FY2027 — +3.4% increase from $48,041,747 in FY2026

Per resident: $523
Change in dollars: +$1,643,963
Share of general fund: 10.3%

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 employee benefits & pension, across four Southeastern Massachusetts cities. Figures are general-fund only, so enterprise funds like water and sewer are excluded on every city.

Taunton $1,219
Fall River $1,028
Brockton $845
New Bedford $747

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Over time

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

FY24 $40.2M
FY25 $45.8M
FY26 $48.0M
FY27 $49.7M

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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