Town government · Northwest Hills County, CT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Burlington took in $38.8 million and spent $5.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes86%State tax money11%Fines and other1.6%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)1.2%

What stands out

85%

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

Town taxes86%

Property tax
85%$33.1 million
Other taxes
0.6%$222 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$222 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.2%

Fees for services
1.2%$476 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$275 thousand
  • Other service charges$114 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$50 thousand
  • Garbage collection$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$4.4 million

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$617 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

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

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Running the government and other costs18%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Roads, transit and parking10%All other spending3.3%

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
  • Police$778 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$1.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$469 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$323 thousand
  • Government buildings$208 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$640 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$410 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$230 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$570 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$570 thousand
Interest on debt
3.0%$164 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$150 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$14 thousand
Social services
0.3%$19 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Burlington. 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 Burlington 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.