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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Glastonbury took in $203 million and spent $225 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 taxes85%State tax money7.1%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)3.9%Fines and other2.4%County and local tax money1.1%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

84%

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

Town taxes85%

Property tax
84%$170 million
Other taxes
1.4%$2.8 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Other licenses$1.7 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.9%

Fees for services
3.9%$7.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 4 more
  • Sewer$3.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.8 million
  • School lunches$1.4 million
  • Other service charges$1.4 million
  • Garbage collection$242 thousand
  • Other school charges$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government
0.1%$229 thousand

State tax money7.1%

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

From the state
7.1%$14.3 million

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$2.2 million

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$4.9 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges68%Running the government and other costs11%Police, fire, courts and jails8.1%Parks, recreation and libraries4.2%Roads, transit and parking2.8%All other spending5.9%

What stands out

68%

of Glastonbury'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
68%$152 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$152 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$25.2 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$17.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.4 million
  • Government buildings$2.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.1%$18.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$15.2 million
  • Fire protection$1.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$670 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$607 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.2%$9.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$7.4 million
  • Libraries$2.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.8%$6.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.3 million
Sent to other local governments
2.3%$5.1 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$5.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.5%$3.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$2.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$934 thousand
Social services
0.7%$1.7 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.7 million
Interest on debt
0.7%$1.6 million
Health and hospitals
0.4%$959 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$959 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$569 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Glastonbury. 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 Glastonbury 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.