Town government · Southeastern Connecticut County, CT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Bozrah took in $12.6 million and spent $13.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes54%State tax money44%Fees for services (school lunches, garbage collection)1.7%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

44%

of Bozrah's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes54%

Property tax
53%$6.7 million
Other taxes
0.6%$72 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Other licenses$56 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.7%

Fees for services
1.7%$217 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other service charges and 4 more
  • School lunches$131 thousand
  • Other service charges$38 thousand
  • Garbage collection$35 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
  • Other school charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money44%

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

From the state
44%$5.6 million

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$49 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges47%Running the government and other costs24%Sent to other local governments11%Roads, transit and parking9.7%Police, fire, courts and jails4.5%All other spending4.9%

What stands out

47%

of Bozrah'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%

Schools and colleges
47%$6.1 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$6.1 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$3.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$835 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$424 thousand
  • Government buildings$111 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$17 thousand
Sent to other local governments
11%$1.4 million
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$1.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.7%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.5%$593 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$428 thousand
  • Police$111 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$47 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.1%$283 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$283 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$152 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$125 thousand
  • Libraries$27 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$88 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$88 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$70 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$47 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$47 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$7 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Bozrah. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Bozrah 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.