Town government · Lower Connecticut River Valley County, CT

East Haddam's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), East Haddam took in $45.9 million and spent $45.5 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 taxes65%State tax money21%Fines and other12%Fees for services (school lunches, sewer)2.3%

What stands out

12%

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

Town taxes65%

Property tax
65%$29.6 million

Fees for services2.3%

Fees for services
2.3%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; school lunches and 5 more
  • Other service charges$446 thousand
  • School lunches$204 thousand
  • Sewer$163 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$117 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$101 thousand
  • Garbage collection$33 thousand
  • Other school charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$9.7 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%$9 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$5.5 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges64%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking5.9%Police, fire, courts and jails3.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.0%All other spending7.6%

What stands out

64%

of East Haddam'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
64%$29.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$29.2 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$7.1 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$5.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$902 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$563 thousand
  • Government buildings$40 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$20 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.9%$2.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.7%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$873 thousand
  • Fire protection$490 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$198 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$138 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.0%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.0 million
  • Sewer systems$327 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$635 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$550 thousand
Housing and community development
2.2%$985 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$396 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$396 thousand
Social services
0.8%$355 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$355 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$351 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$351 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$148 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$38 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$38 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of East Haddam. 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 East Haddam 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.