Town government · Western Connecticut County, CT

New Fairfield's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), New Fairfield took in $91.1 million and spent $103 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes75%State tax money18%Fees for services (school lunches, parks and recreation)4.1%Fines and other3.0%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

75%

of New Fairfield's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 53%.

Town taxes75%

Property tax
75%$67.9 million

Fees for services4.1%

Fees for services
4.1%$3.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; school lunches and 4 more
  • Other service charges$1.7 million
  • School lunches$1.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$427 thousand
  • Garbage collection$182 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$150 thousand
  • Other school charges$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$16.3 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$433 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$2.7 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges88%Running the government and other costs4.8%Police, fire, courts and jails3.9%Parks, recreation and libraries0.9%Interest on debt0.8%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

88%

of New Fairfield'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
88%$90.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$90.8 million
Running the government and other costs
4.8%$5.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$950 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$809 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.9%$4.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.8 million
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$158 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$904 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$510 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$394 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$868 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$603 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$603 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.6%$601 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$601 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$219 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$219 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$172 thousand
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$172 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$16 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of New Fairfield. 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 Town of New Fairfield 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.