Town government · Lower Connecticut River Valley County, CT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Middlefield took in $21.0 million and spent $6.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes76%State tax money20%Fines and other2.4%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)1.2%

What stands out

76%

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

Town taxes76%

Property tax
76%$16.0 million

Fees for services1.2%

Fees for services
1.2%$261 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and parks and recreation
  • Sewer$213 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$48 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$4.2 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$502 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs50%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Roads, transit and parking6.5%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

19%

of Middlefield's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
50%$3.4 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$1.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$364 thousand
  • Government buildings$98 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$945 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$339 thousand
  • Water supply$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$838 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$519 thousand
  • Fire protection$319 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$678 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$498 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$180 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.5%$438 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$438 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$101 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$50 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$50 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Middlefield. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Middlefield 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.