Town government · Northwest Hills County, CT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Kent took in $12.4 million and spent $19.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes91%Fines and other3.4%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)3.0%State tax money2.9%

What stands out

90%

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

Town taxes91%

Property tax
90%$11.2 million
Other taxes
0.4%$51 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.0%

Fees for services
3.0%$374 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; school tuition and transportation and 3 more
  • Other service charges$204 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$72 thousand
  • School lunches$67 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$30 thousand
  • Other school charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.9%

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

From the state
2.9%$365 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$426 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs55%Schools and colleges38%Police, fire, courts and jails3.0%Roads, transit and parking1.5%Parks, recreation and libraries1.5%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

38%

of Kent'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
55%$10.4 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$9.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$951 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$215 thousand
Schools and colleges
38%$7.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$7.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.0%$569 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$546 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$23 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.5%$292 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$292 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$291 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$166 thousand
  • Libraries$125 thousand
Social services
0.8%$158 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$158 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.7%$127 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$127 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$26 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$10 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$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Kent. 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 Kent 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.