Town government · Southeastern Connecticut County, CT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Griswold took in $40.3 million and spent $45.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes53%State tax money40%County and local tax money5.9%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)1.5%Federal tax money0.1%Fines and other0.1%

What stands out

40%

of Griswold's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Town taxes53%

Property tax
53%$21.2 million

Fees for services1.5%

Fees for services
1.5%$591 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$259 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$137 thousand
  • School lunches$122 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$64 thousand
  • Other school charges$9 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%$50 thousand

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$16.1 million

County and local tax money5.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.9%$2.4 million

Fines and other0.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.1%$48 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges83%Running the government and other costs6.0%Roads, transit and parking4.5%Police, fire, courts and jails1.9%Interest on debt1.1%All other spending4.0%

What stands out

83%

of Griswold'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
83%$37.4 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$37.4 million
Running the government and other costs
6.0%$2.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$235 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$61 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.5%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.9%$851 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$679 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$172 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$496 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$429 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$429 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$394 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$261 thousand
  • Libraries$133 thousand
Social services
0.7%$332 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$332 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.6%$292 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$292 thousand
Housing and community development
0.6%$264 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$121 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$121 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Griswold. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Griswold 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.