Town government · Lower Connecticut River Valley County, CT

Deep River's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Deep River took in $27.8 million and spent $24.3 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 taxes56%State tax money28%Fines and other9.7%Fees for services (sewer, school lunches)5.7%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

10%

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

Town taxes56%

Property tax
56%$15.5 million
Other taxes
0.6%$177 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Other licenses$127 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$50 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.7%

Fees for services
5.7%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 5 more
  • Sewer$800 thousand
  • Other service charges$490 thousand
  • School lunches$146 thousand
  • Garbage collection$98 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$60 thousand
  • Other school charges$1 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$26 thousand

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$7.8 million

Fines and other9.7%

Interest, rents and other
9.7%$2.7 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges29%Running the government and other costs26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Roads, transit and parking11%Police, fire, courts and jails9.2%All other spending7.7%

What stands out

29%

of Deep River'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
29%$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
26%$6.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Government buildings$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$928 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$4.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$2.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$2.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.2%$2.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Fire protection$738 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.9%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$632 thousand
  • Libraries$553 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$352 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$352 thousand
Social services
0.6%$137 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$137 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$115 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$115 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$45 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$36 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$36 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Deep River. 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 Deep River 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.