Town government · Northeastern Connecticut County, CT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Hampton took in $5.2 million and spent $7.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes72%State tax money26%Fines and other1.0%Fees for services (garbage collection, school tuition and transportation)0.9%

What stands out

70%

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

Town taxes72%

Property tax
70%$3.6 million
Other taxes
1.7%$90 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other licenses$48 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$49 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and school tuition and transportation
  • Garbage collection$37 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$1 thousand

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$1.4 million

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$50 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs54%Schools and colleges33%Roads, transit and parking7.2%Police, fire, courts and jails2.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.7%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

33%

of Hampton's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
54%$4.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$294 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$119 thousand
Schools and colleges
33%$2.6 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$2.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.2%$568 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$568 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.9%$226 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$196 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$30 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.7%$135 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$135 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$35 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$35 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$31 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$31 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$26 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$26 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Hampton. 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 Hampton 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.