Town government · South Central Connecticut County, CT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), East Haven took in $114 million and spent $174 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes69%State tax money27%Fees for services (school lunches, parks and recreation)2.2%Fines and other1.8%

What stands out

27%

of East Haven's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Town taxes69%

Property tax
67%$76.6 million
Other taxes
2.0%$2.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2.3 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.2%

Fees for services
2.2%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • School lunches$2.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$493 thousand
  • Other school charges$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$30.9 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%$21 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$2.1 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Schools and colleges41%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Sent to other local governments1.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.6%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

41%

of East Haven'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%

Running the government and other costs
42%$73.7 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$70.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.0 million
  • Government buildings$730 thousand
Schools and colleges
41%$70.5 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$70.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$17.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$8.4 million
  • Police$8.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$795 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$172 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.8%$3.2 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$3.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.6%$2.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
1.3%$2.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$2.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
  • Libraries$885 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$962 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$370 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$370 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$99 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$99 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of East Haven. 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 East Haven 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.