City government · Western Connecticut County, CT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Danbury took in $383 million and spent $472 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes63%State tax money22%Fees for services (sewer, water)11%Fines and other3.4%Federal tax money1.1%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

61%

of Danbury's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 20%.

City taxes63%

Property tax
61%$234 million
Other taxes
1.5%$5.7 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$5.7 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$41.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 5 more
  • Sewer$14.8 million
  • Other service charges$12.3 million
  • Water$10.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.7 million
  • Parking$1.1 million
  • School lunches$522 thousand
  • Other school charges$60 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$4.3 million

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$84.1 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$216 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$12.9 million
Fines
<0.1%$280 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges62%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails8.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.4%Roads, transit and parking2.0%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

62%

of Danbury's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. cities of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
62%$294 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$294 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$75.4 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$67.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.7 million
  • Government buildings$2.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.1%$38.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$21.1 million
  • Fire protection$15.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$555 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.4%$35.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$25.2 million
  • Water supply$9.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$269 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.0%$9.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; parking and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$8.0 million
  • Parking$1.0 million
  • Airports$586 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$9.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$6.5 million
  • Libraries$2.5 million
Interest on debt
1.2%$5.7 million
Health and hospitals
0.6%$2.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.9 million
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$1.1 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$1.1 million
Housing and community development
<0.1%$465 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$287 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$287 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Danbury. 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 City of Danbury 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.