Town government · Northwest Hills County, CT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), North Canaan took in $16.4 million and spent $14.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes60%State tax money38%Fees for services (school lunches)2.2%

What stands out

38%

of North Canaan's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes60%

Property tax
60%$9.8 million

Fees for services2.2%

Fees for services
2.2%$360 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other service charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$210 thousand
  • Other service charges$149 thousand
  • Other school charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$6.2 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges48%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails9.1%Roads, transit and parking7.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.0%All other spending9.3%

What stands out

48%

of North Canaan's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
48%$7.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$7.0 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$2.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$503 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.1%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$761 thousand
  • Police$573 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.9%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.0%$1.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.5%$811 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$505 thousand
  • Libraries$306 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.7%$539 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$539 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of North Canaan. 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 Town of North Canaan 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.