Town government · Lower Connecticut River Valley County, CT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Lyme took in $10.9 million and spent $2.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes94%State tax money3.8%Federal tax money1.0%County and local tax money0.4%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

92%

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

Town taxes94%

Property tax
92%$10.0 million
Other taxes
2.1%$228 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$228 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money1.0%

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

From the federal government
1.0%$104 thousand

State tax money3.8%

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

From the state
3.8%$410 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$48 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$39 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Running the government and other costs48%Roads, transit and parking21%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Parks, recreation and libraries9.1%Health and hospitals3.9%All other spending7.6%

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
48%$1.2 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$705 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$258 thousand
  • Government buildings$109 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$96 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$499 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$499 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$264 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$264 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.1%$222 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$171 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$51 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.9%$94 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$94 thousand
Social services
3.2%$78 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$78 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.7%$66 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$66 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$40 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lyme. 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 Lyme 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.