Town government · Northwest Hills County, CT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Hartland took in $7.4 million and spent $8.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes79%State tax money19%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, garbage collection)1.4%Fines and other0.4%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

79%

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

Town taxes79%

Property tax
79%$5.8 million

Fees for services1.4%

Fees for services
1.4%$102 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; school tuition and transportation and 2 more
  • Other service charges$85 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$9 thousand
  • Garbage collection$7 thousand
  • Other school charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$17 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$1.4 million

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$33 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges55%Sent to other local governments23%Running the government and other costs10%Roads, transit and parking6.7%Police, fire, courts and jails2.9%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

55%

of Hartland'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%

Schools and colleges
55%$4.4 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$4.4 million
Sent to other local governments
23%$1.9 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$1.9 million
Running the government and other costs
10%$839 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$508 thousand
  • Government buildings$149 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$138 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$44 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.7%$538 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$538 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.9%$233 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$177 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$39 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$17 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.4%$114 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$114 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$52 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$52 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$39 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$27 thousand
  • Libraries$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Hartland. 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 Hartland 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.