Town government · Northwest Hills County, CT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Morris took in $9.0 million and spent $9.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes95%Fines and other2.3%State tax money1.9%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)0.5%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

95%

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

Town taxes95%

Property tax
95%$8.6 million

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$48 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$31 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$24 thousand

State tax money1.9%

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

From the state
1.9%$169 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$212 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs82%Roads, transit and parking7.2%Health and hospitals4.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.8%Parks, recreation and libraries2.6%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

82%

of Morris' spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
82%$7.5 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$6.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$668 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$207 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$56 thousand
  • Government buildings$53 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.2%$662 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$660 thousand
  • Public transit$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.0%$371 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$371 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.8%$255 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$255 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$242 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$134 thousand
  • Libraries$108 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.2%$114 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$111 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Social services
0.2%$19 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Morris. 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 Morris 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.