Town government · Naugatuck Valley County, CT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Cheshire took in $140 million and spent $162 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 taxes74%State tax money15%Fees for services (sewer, school lunches)7.3%Fines and other2.0%County and local tax money1.0%

What stands out

74%

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

Town taxes74%

Property tax
74%$103 million
Other taxes
0.3%$453 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$453 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.3%

Fees for services
7.3%$10.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 6 more
  • Sewer$5.6 million
  • Other service charges$2.1 million
  • School lunches$1.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$993 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$185 thousand
  • Other school charges$21 thousand
  • Road charges$11 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$21.7 million

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$1.5 million

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$2.8 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges68%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails5.7%Roads, transit and parking4.6%Parks, recreation and libraries2.5%All other spending5.2%

What stands out

68%

of Cheshire'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
68%$110 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$110 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$22.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$18.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.7%$9.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$7.1 million
  • Fire protection$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$380 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$336 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.6%$7.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$4.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$2.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.7%$2.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$2.7 million
Interest on debt
1.6%$2.6 million
Health and hospitals
0.8%$1.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.2 million
Social services
0.8%$1.2 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.2 million
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$710 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$710 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Cheshire. 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 Cheshire 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.