Town government · Southeastern Connecticut County, CT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Lebanon took in $34.5 million and spent $39.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes62%State tax money28%County and local tax money4.0%Fees for services (school lunches, parks and recreation)3.1%Fines and other2.9%

What stands out

4%

of Lebanon's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes62%

Property tax
62%$21.5 million

Fees for services3.1%

Fees for services
3.1%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; school lunches and 3 more
  • Other service charges$525 thousand
  • School lunches$485 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$43 thousand
  • Other school charges$5 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$9.5 million

County and local tax money4.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.0%$1.4 million

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$986 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges69%Running the government and other costs14%Roads, transit and parking6.3%Sent to other local governments4.6%Police, fire, courts and jails1.8%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

69%

of Lebanon'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
69%$27.1 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$27.1 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$5.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$485 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$366 thousand
  • Government buildings$310 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$24 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.3%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.5 million
Sent to other local governments
4.6%$1.8 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$1.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.8%$702 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$374 thousand
  • Fire protection$268 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$60 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$621 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$466 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$155 thousand
Social services
0.6%$229 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$229 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$226 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$207 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$207 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$86 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$86 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$77 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$77 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lebanon. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of Lebanon 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.