Town government · South Central Connecticut County, CT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Branford took in $151 million and spent $152 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes79%State tax money13%Fees for services (sewer, school lunches)6.4%Fines and other1.7%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

78%

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

Town taxes79%

Property tax
78%$118 million
Other taxes
0.8%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Other licenses$690 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$521 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.4%

Fees for services
6.4%$9.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 6 more
  • Other service charges$3.9 million
  • Sewer$3.7 million
  • School lunches$1.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$403 thousand
  • Garbage collection$158 thousand
  • Housing$99 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$33 thousand
  • Other school charges$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$19.3 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$227 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$2.6 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges53%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.3%Roads, transit and parking2.8%All other spending6.5%

What stands out

53%

of Branford'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%

Schools and colleges
53%$80.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$80.0 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$35.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$30.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Government buildings$1.1 million
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$15.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$8.1 million
  • Fire protection$7.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$652 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$214 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.3%$6.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$3.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.8%$4.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$3.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$2.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.9 million
Social services
1.2%$1.9 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.9 million
Sent to other local governments
1.2%$1.8 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$1.8 million
Health and hospitals
0.9%$1.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.3 million
Interest on debt
0.6%$838 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$157 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$157 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Branford. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of Branford 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.