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Avon's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Avon took in $134 million and spent $208 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes71%State tax money16%Fees for services (sewer, school lunches)8.0%Fines and other3.0%County and local tax money1.4%

What stands out

71%

of Avon's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 53%.

Town taxes71%

Property tax
71%$95.1 million

Fees for services8.0%

Fees for services
8.0%$10.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 5 more
  • Other service charges$5.2 million
  • Sewer$3.6 million
  • School lunches$734 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$638 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$369 thousand
  • Garbage collection$214 thousand
  • Other school charges$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
16%$21.9 million

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$1.9 million

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$4.0 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs47%Schools and colleges39%Police, fire, courts and jails5.9%Roads, transit and parking3.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.8%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

39%

of Avon's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
47%$97.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$88.8 million
  • Government buildings$4.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.9 million
Schools and colleges
39%$80.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$80.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.9%$12.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$9.3 million
  • Fire protection$2.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$413 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.6%$7.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.8%$3.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$3.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$342 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$3.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.9 million
  • Libraries$1.8 million
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$941 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$941 thousand
Social services
0.4%$783 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$653 thousand
  • Welfare institutions$130 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$531 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$245 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$245 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$10 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Avon. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Town of Avon itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.