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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Granby took in $54.0 million and spent $56.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes76%State tax money19%County and local tax money2.5%Fines and other1.4%Fees for services (school lunches)1.1%

What stands out

76%

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

Town taxes76%

Property tax
76%$41.3 million

Fees for services1.1%

Fees for services
1.1%$594 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other service charges$481 thousand
  • School lunches$104 thousand
  • Other school charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$10.1 million

County and local tax money2.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.5%$1.3 million

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$742 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges72%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails4.9%Sent to other local governments2.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.7%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

72%

of Granby'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
72%$40.7 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$40.7 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$9.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.1 million
  • Government buildings$2.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$772 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.9%$2.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Fire protection$349 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$176 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$36 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.0%$1.1 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$1.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.7%$929 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$929 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$662 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$561 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$101 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$494 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$172 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$172 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Granby. 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 Granby 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.