Borough government · Western Connecticut County, CT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Newtown took in $267 thousand and spent $129 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes81%Fines and other12%Fees for services7.9%

What stands out

81%

of Newtown's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Borough taxes81%

Property tax
81%$215 thousand

Fees for services7.9%

Fees for services
7.9%$21 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$31 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking64%Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails3.9%

What stands out

64%

of Newtown's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
64%$83 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$83 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$41 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$21 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$14 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.9%$5 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and fire protection
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
  • Fire protection$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Newtown. 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 Borough of Newtown 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.