Town government · Southeastern Connecticut County, CT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), East Lyme took in $97.4 million and spent $163 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes73%Fees for services (water, sewer)11%State tax money10%County and local tax money2.6%Fines and other2.6%

What stands out

72%

of East Lyme's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 53%.

Town taxes73%

Property tax
72%$70.6 million
Other taxes
1.0%$997 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$997 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$10.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 5 more
  • Water$4.4 million
  • Sewer$2.5 million
  • Other service charges$1.6 million
  • School lunches$1.3 million
  • Garbage collection$522 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$344 thousand
  • Other school charges$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$9.9 million

County and local tax money2.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.6%$2.6 million

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$2.5 million
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges43%Running the government and other costs42%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.5%Police, fire, courts and jails4.0%Roads, transit and parking2.0%All other spending4.0%

What stands out

43%

of East Lyme'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
43%$70.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$70.8 million
Running the government and other costs
42%$68.9 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$63.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.8 million
  • Government buildings$904 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.5%$7.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$3.7 million
  • Sewer systems$3.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$729 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.0%$6.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$4.2 million
  • Fire protection$1.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$347 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$282 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.0%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$2.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
  • Libraries$1.2 million
Interest on debt
1.4%$2.3 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$2.1 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$224 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$662 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$662 thousand
Social services
0.3%$551 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$551 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$212 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$212 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of East Lyme. 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 Lyme 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.