Town government · Naugatuck Valley County, CT

Beacon Falls's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Beacon Falls took in $24.7 million and spent $24.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes72%State tax money23%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)2.4%Fines and other2.3%

What stands out

72%

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

Town taxes72%

Property tax
72%$17.8 million

Fees for services2.4%

Fees for services
2.4%$587 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 1 more
  • Other service charges$467 thousand
  • Sewer$109 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$5.8 million

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$558 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs70%Roads, transit and parking12%Police, fire, courts and jails8.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.8%Parks, recreation and libraries2.3%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

70%

of Beacon Falls' spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
70%$16.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$16.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$500 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$309 thousand
  • Government buildings$141 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$3.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.2%$2.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
  • Police$696 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$111 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$95 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.8%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$813 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$372 thousand
  • Water supply$217 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$553 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$374 thousand
  • Libraries$179 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$326 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$99 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$99 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Beacon Falls. 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 Beacon Falls 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.