Town government · Northeastern Connecticut County, CT

Eastford's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Eastford took in $7.2 million and spent $6.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes63%State tax money19%Fines and other18%Federal tax money0.4%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.3%

What stands out

18%

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

Town taxes63%

Property tax
61%$4.4 million
Other taxes
2.0%$141 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$141 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$23 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$18 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
  • Other school charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$27 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$1.3 million

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other
18%$1.3 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges64%Sent to other local governments13%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking5.1%Police, fire, courts and jails2.2%All other spending5.2%

What stands out

64%

of Eastford'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%$4.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$4.2 million
Sent to other local governments
13%$844 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$844 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$691 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$290 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$238 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$107 thousand
  • Government buildings$37 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$19 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.1%$337 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$337 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.2%$146 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$111 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$21 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$14 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.6%$105 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$105 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.5%$96 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$96 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$88 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$50 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$48 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Eastford. 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 Eastford 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.