Borough government · Naugatuck Valley County, CT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Naugatuck took in $156 million and spent $200 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes60%State tax money28%Fines and other7.1%Fees for services (parks and recreation, sewer)3.6%Federal tax money0.8%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

59%

of Naugatuck's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

Borough taxes60%

Property tax
59%$91.5 million
Other taxes
0.9%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1.4 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.6%

Fees for services
3.6%$5.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 5 more
  • Other service charges$4.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$739 thousand
  • Sewer$160 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$138 thousand
  • School lunches$121 thousand
  • Garbage collection$118 thousand
  • Other school charges$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$1.2 million

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$44.4 million

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$910 thousand

Fines and other7.1%

Interest, rents and other
7.0%$10.9 million
Fines
0.1%$201 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges49%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails8.4%Interest on debt7.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.4%All other spending8.1%

What stands out

49%

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

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
49%$97.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$97.2 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$41.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$35.2 million
  • Government buildings$3.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$893 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.4%$16.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$10.9 million
  • Fire protection$5.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$257 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$84 thousand
Interest on debt
7.9%$15.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.4%$12.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$12.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$44 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.3%$10.5 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$10.4 million
  • Sent to the state government$55 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$2.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.9 million
  • Libraries$619 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.5%$991 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingParking
  • Parking$991 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$897 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$897 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$551 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$551 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$519 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$178 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$178 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Naugatuck. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Borough of Naugatuck 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.