Town government · Northeastern Connecticut County, CT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Chaplin took in $13.1 million and spent $10.8 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 taxes49%State tax money47%Fees for services (school lunches, garbage collection)3.0%Fines and other0.4%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

47%

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

Town taxes49%

Property tax
49%$6.4 million
Other taxes
0.1%$19 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Other licenses$10 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.0%

Fees for services
3.0%$388 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other service charges and 3 more
  • School lunches$366 thousand
  • Other service charges$17 thousand
  • Garbage collection$3 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
  • Other school charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$27 thousand

State tax money47%

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

From the state
47%$6.2 million

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$46 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges46%Running the government and other costs28%Roads, transit and parking8.4%Police, fire, courts and jails7.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.1%All other spending4.0%

What stands out

46%

of Chaplin'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
46%$5.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$5.0 million
Running the government and other costs
28%$3.0 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$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$569 thousand
  • Government buildings$222 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.4%$910 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$910 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.7%$831 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$431 thousand
  • Fire protection$333 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$67 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.1%$657 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$657 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$279 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$239 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$40 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.6%$64 thousand
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$64 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$54 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$54 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$40 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$40 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Chaplin. 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 Chaplin 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.