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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Newington took in $148 million and spent $182 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes77%State tax money16%Fines and other2.8%Fees for services (school lunches, parks and recreation)2.5%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

77%

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

Town taxes77%

Property tax
77%$114 million
Other taxes
0.3%$506 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$506 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.5%

Fees for services
2.5%$3.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; school lunches and 5 more
  • Other service charges$1.9 million
  • School lunches$908 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$527 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$343 thousand
  • Other school charges$19 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$11 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$24.4 million

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$1.3 million

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$4.1 million
Fines
<0.1%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges67%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails5.6%Sent to other local governments2.9%Parks, recreation and libraries2.6%All other spending4.4%

What stands out

67%

of Newington'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
67%$121 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$121 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$32.6 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$29.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Other government-run businesses$106 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.6%$10.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$8.4 million
  • Fire protection$1.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$247 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$199 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.9%$5.3 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$5.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$4.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.9 million
  • Libraries$1.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.1%$3.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.5%$2.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.7 million
Interest on debt
0.4%$669 thousand
Social services
0.3%$532 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$532 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$320 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$320 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$7 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Newington. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of Newington 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.