Town government · Lower Connecticut River Valley County, CT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Chester took in $17.4 million and spent $13.8 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%State tax money11%Fines and other7.0%Fees for services (school lunches, sewer)3.6%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

7%

of Chester's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes78%

Property tax
77%$13.3 million
Other taxes
1.0%$176 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Other licenses$110 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$66 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.6%

Fees for services
3.6%$618 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; school lunches and 3 more
  • Other service charges$318 thousand
  • School lunches$129 thousand
  • Sewer$116 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$54 thousand
  • Other school charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government
0.1%$23 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$2.0 million

Fines and other7.0%

Interest, rents and other
7.0%$1.2 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges52%Running the government and other costs23%Roads, transit and parking11%Police, fire, courts and jails6.7%Parks, recreation and libraries3.4%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

52%

of Chester'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
52%$7.1 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$7.1 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$3.2 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$1.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$572 thousand
  • Government buildings$533 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$512 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.7%$932 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$530 thousand
  • Police$402 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$468 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$238 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$230 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.7%$235 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$195 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$40 thousand
Social services
1.1%$157 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$157 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$145 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$145 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$26 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$20 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Chester. 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 Chester 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.