Town government · South Central Connecticut County, CT

North Branford's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), North Branford took in $86.2 million and spent $88.7 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 taxes56%State tax money24%Fines and other15%Fees for services (sewer, school lunches)4.3%

What stands out

15%

of North Branford's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 3.3%.

Town taxes56%

Property tax
56%$48.2 million
Other taxes
0.2%$168 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$168 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.3%

Fees for services
4.3%$3.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 3 more
  • Other service charges$1.4 million
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • School lunches$689 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$369 thousand
  • Other school charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$20.8 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$18 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
15%$13.3 million
Fines
<0.1%$46 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges64%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails8.8%Roads, transit and parking4.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.2%All other spending6.9%

What stands out

64%

of North Branford'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
64%$56.4 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$56.4 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$10.6 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$8.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$223 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.8%$7.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$6.1 million
  • Fire protection$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$212 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.6%$4.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.2%$3.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$2.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$2.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million
  • Libraries$1.2 million
Health and hospitals
1.6%$1.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.4 million
Interest on debt
1.1%$955 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$799 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$799 thousand
Social services
0.1%$120 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$120 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of North Branford. 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 North Branford 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.