Town government · Lower Connecticut River Valley County, CT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Durham took in $34.0 million and spent $31.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes80%County and local tax money13%Fines and other5.1%Federal tax money2.1%

What stands out

13%

of Durham's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes80%

Property tax
80%$27.2 million

Federal tax money2.1%

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

From the federal government
2.1%$726 thousand

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$11 thousand

County and local tax money13%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
13%$4.3 million

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
5.1%$1.7 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs89%Roads, transit and parking4.7%Parks, recreation and libraries2.2%Police, fire, courts and jails1.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.0%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

89%

of Durham's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
89%$28.2 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$26.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$641 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$476 thousand
  • Government buildings$422 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.7%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$693 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$531 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$162 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.9%$611 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$611 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.0%$326 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$326 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$287 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$287 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$31 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Durham. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Town of Durham 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.