Town government · Southeastern Connecticut County, CT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Montville took in $88.9 million and spent $82.0 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 taxes57%State tax money33%Fees for services (sewer, water)8.6%Fines and other1.0%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

33%

of Montville's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Town taxes57%

Property tax
56%$50.0 million
Other taxes
0.3%$234 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and other licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$123 thousand
  • Other licenses$111 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.6%

Fees for services
8.6%$7.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 7 more
  • Sewer$4.7 million
  • Water$1.3 million
  • Other service charges$977 thousand
  • Garbage collection$441 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$131 thousand
  • School lunches$89 thousand
  • Housing$23 thousand
  • Other school charges$10 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$29.6 million

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%$366 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$897 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges60%Running the government and other costs11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Police, fire, courts and jails6.5%Roads, transit and parking3.9%All other spending8.5%

What stands out

60%

of Montville's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
60%$49.6 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$49.6 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$8.6 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$6.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$571 thousand
  • Government buildings$297 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$8.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$5.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
  • Water supply$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.5%$5.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.1 million
  • Fire protection$1.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$339 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$304 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.9%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.7%$3.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.0 million
Interest on debt
2.3%$1.9 million
Sent to other local governments
1.7%$1.4 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$1.4 million
Health and hospitals
0.5%$450 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$450 thousand
Social services
0.3%$206 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$206 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Montville. 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 Montville 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.