Town government · Northwest Hills County, CT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Harwinton took in $20.1 million and spent $6.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes85%State tax money13%Fines and other2.3%Fees for services (parks and recreation)0.2%

What stands out

85%

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

Town taxes85%

Property tax
85%$17.1 million

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$49 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$49 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$2.5 million

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$455 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking40%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Parks, recreation and libraries5.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.5%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

21%

of Harwinton's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
40%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
Running the government and other costs
29%$1.8 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$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$341 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$334 thousand
  • Government buildings$36 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$756 thousand
  • Police$349 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$124 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$38 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.7%$344 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$192 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$152 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.5%$214 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$212 thousand
  • Sewer systems$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$30 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$30 thousand
Social services
0.1%$8 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$8 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Harwinton. 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 Harwinton 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.