Town government · Lower Connecticut River Valley County, CT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Killingworth took in $22.3 million and spent $6.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes88%State tax money12%

What stands out

87%

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

Town taxes88%

Property tax
87%$19.3 million
Other taxes
1.1%$244 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$244 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$2.8 million

Fines and other<0.1%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking31%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs27%Parks, recreation and libraries7.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.5%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

27%

of Killingworth'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
31%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$1.3 million
  • Police$195 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$91 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$68 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$284 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$252 thousand
  • Government buildings$111 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.6%$466 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$270 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$196 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.5%$276 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$276 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$69 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$69 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$65 thousand
Social services
0.2%$11 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Killingworth. 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 Killingworth 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.