Town government · Northwest Hills County, CT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Goshen took in $12.9 million and spent $13.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes93%State tax money4.1%Fees for services (parks and recreation)1.9%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

92%

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

Town taxes93%

Property tax
92%$11.9 million
Other taxes
0.9%$119 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$119 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.9%

Fees for services
1.9%$247 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$191 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$56 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.1%

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

From the state
4.1%$529 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$96 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs75%Roads, transit and parking16%Parks, recreation and libraries3.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.0%Police, fire, courts and jails1.9%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

75%

of Goshen's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
75%$9.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$9.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$272 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$213 thousand
  • Government buildings$91 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$24 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
  • Public transit$37 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$436 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$261 thousand
  • Libraries$175 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.0%$257 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$257 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.9%$245 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$140 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$89 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$16 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$105 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$105 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$56 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$56 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Goshen. 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 Goshen 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.