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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Groton took in $124 million and spent $123 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)79%State tax money9.7%City taxes5.3%County and local tax money4.6%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

79%

of Groton's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes5.3%

Property tax
4.7%$5.9 million
Other taxes
0.5%$661 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$661 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services79%

Fees for services
79%$98.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 4 more
  • Electric power$81.5 million
  • Water$11.5 million
  • Sewer$4.2 million
  • Other service charges$975 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$219 thousand
  • Garbage collection$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.7%

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

From the state
9.7%$12.0 million

County and local tax money4.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.6%$5.7 million

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$1.3 million
Fines
<0.1%$57 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities86%Police, fire, courts and jails7.4%Running the government and other costs3.8%Roads, transit and parking1.8%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

86%

of Groton's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
86%$105 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$89.4 million
  • Water supply$11.7 million
  • Sewer systems$2.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.4%$9.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$5.6 million
  • Fire protection$3.4 million
Running the government and other costs
3.8%$4.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$158 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.8%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
Interest on debt
0.4%$456 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on electric power debt; interest on general debt and 1 more
  • Interest on electric power debt$431 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$17 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Groton. 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 City of Groton 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.