Town government · Western Connecticut County, CT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Brookfield took in $92.7 million and spent $113 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 taxes78%Fines and other9.8%State tax money7.8%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)4.0%

What stands out

78%

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

Town taxes78%

Property tax
78%$71.9 million
Other taxes
0.8%$742 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$742 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.0%

Fees for services
4.0%$3.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 4 more
  • Sewer$2.0 million
  • Other service charges$1.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$455 thousand
  • School lunches$281 thousand
  • Other school charges$38 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.8%

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

From the state
7.8%$7.2 million

Fines and other9.8%

Interest, rents and other
9.8%$9.0 million
Fines
<0.1%$73 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges71%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails5.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.6%Roads, transit and parking2.1%All other spending4.7%

What stands out

71%

of Brookfield'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
71%$79.7 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$79.7 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$16.0 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$13.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$405 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.7%$6.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$5.5 million
  • Fire protection$954 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.6%$2.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$2.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$52 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.1%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and ports and harbors
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
  • Ports and harbors$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$2.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
  • Libraries$957 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$1.2 million
Sent to other local governments
1.1%$1.2 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$1.2 million
Social services
0.3%$307 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$307 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$286 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$286 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$7 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Brookfield. 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 Brookfield 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.