Town government · Northwest Hills County, CT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Barkhamsted took in $13.6 million and spent $17.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes84%State tax money12%County and local tax money2.7%Federal tax money0.3%Fines and other0.2%Fees for services0.1%

What stands out

84%

of Barkhamsted's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes84%

Property tax
84%$11.5 million

Fees for services0.1%

Fees for services
0.1%$16 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges
  • Other school charges$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.3%$45 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$1.7 million

County and local tax money2.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.7%$362 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs66%Schools and colleges29%Roads, transit and parking2.0%Police, fire, courts and jails1.1%Sent to other local governments1.0%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

29%

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

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
66%$11.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$11.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$315 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
Schools and colleges
29%$5.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$5.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.0%$352 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$352 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.1%$201 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$179 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$22 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.0%$173 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$173 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$45 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Barkhamsted. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Barkhamsted 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.