Town government · Lower Connecticut River Valley County, CT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), East Hampton took in $59.6 million and spent $62.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes71%State tax money16%Fees for services (sewer, school lunches)7.7%County and local tax money3.6%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

3.6%

of East Hampton's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Town taxes71%

Property tax
70%$41.7 million
Other taxes
1.4%$855 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and other licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$448 thousand
  • Other licenses$407 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.7%

Fees for services
7.7%$4.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; school lunches and 5 more
  • Sewer$2.0 million
  • School lunches$1.2 million
  • Other service charges$501 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$447 thousand
  • Garbage collection$278 thousand
  • Water$179 thousand
  • Other school charges$9 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%$3 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$9.7 million

County and local tax money3.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.6%$2.2 million

Fines and other1.0%

Fines
0.6%$356 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.4%$217 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges68%Running the government and other costs8.2%Police, fire, courts and jails6.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.6%Roads, transit and parking4.4%All other spending9.0%

What stands out

68%

of East Hampton's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
68%$42.5 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$42.5 million
Running the government and other costs
8.2%$5.1 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$2.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.0 million
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.3%$4.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.9 million
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$54 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.6%$2.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$2.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$183 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.4%$2.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.7%$2.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.8 million
  • Libraries$505 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$1.4 million
Health and hospitals
2.1%$1.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.3 million
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$593 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$593 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$14 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of East Hampton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of East Hampton 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.