Town government · Western Connecticut County, CT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Bridgewater took in $7.2 million and spent $1.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes93%State tax money3.4%Federal tax money3.3%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.6%

What stands out

93%

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

Town taxes93%

Property tax
93%$6.7 million

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$44 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.3%

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

From the federal government
3.3%$242 thousand

State tax money3.4%

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

From the state
3.4%$246 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Roads, transit and parking30%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Parks, recreation and libraries17%Health and hospitals2.8%Social services0.9%

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
30%$314 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$314 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$259 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$141 thousand
  • Government buildings$80 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$38 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$250 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$159 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$91 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
17%$179 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$125 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$54 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.8%$29 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$29 thousand
Social services
0.9%$9 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Bridgewater. 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 Bridgewater 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.