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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), East Hartford took in $283 million and spent $310 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 taxes52%State tax money44%County and local tax money1.7%Fees for services (school lunches)1.2%Federal tax money0.8%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

44%

of East Hartford's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of 50,000+ people gets 6.9%.

Town taxes52%

Property tax
52%$148 million

Fees for services1.2%

Fees for services
1.2%$3.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; school lunches and 2 more
  • Other service charges$2.4 million
  • School lunches$614 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$254 thousand
  • Other school charges$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$2.3 million

State tax money44%

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

From the state
44%$124 million

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$5.0 million

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$720 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges56%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Sent to other local governments3.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.3%All other spending8.2%

What stands out

56%

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

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
56%$175 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$175 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$47.6 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$38.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.5 million
  • Government buildings$1.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$40.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$21.7 million
  • Fire protection$17.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$792 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$18 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.8%$11.7 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$11.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.3%$10.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$6.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.1%$9.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.5 million
Health and hospitals
2.5%$7.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$7.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$4.0 million
  • Libraries$3.2 million
Interest on debt
0.2%$712 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of East Hartford. 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 Hartford 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.