Town government · Greater Bridgeport County, CT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Easton took in $56.0 million and spent $46.8 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 taxes88%State tax money6.9%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)3.9%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

88%

of Easton's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes88%

Property tax
88%$49.1 million
Other taxes
0.3%$182 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$182 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.9%

Fees for services
3.9%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 5 more
  • Other service charges$1.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$392 thousand
  • Garbage collection$301 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$77 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$13 thousand
  • Other school charges$5 thousand
  • Road charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.9%

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

From the state
6.9%$3.9 million

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$666 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges51%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Roads, transit and parking7.7%Parks, recreation and libraries5.5%All other spending5.0%

What stands out

51%

of Easton'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
51%$23.7 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$23.7 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$9.5 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$7.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$853 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$812 thousand
  • Government buildings$402 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$5.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$3.3 million
  • Fire protection$1.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$200 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.7%$3.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.5%$2.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
  • Libraries$1.1 million
Health and hospitals
2.0%$935 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$935 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.6%$762 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$762 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$478 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$87 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$87 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$42 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$42 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$12 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Easton. 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 Easton 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.