Town government · South Central Connecticut County, CT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), North Haven took in $119 million and spent $137 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 taxes86%State tax money5.6%Fines and other4.8%Fees for services (sewer, school lunches)3.8%

What stands out

84%

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

Town taxes86%

Property tax
84%$100 million
Other taxes
1.9%$2.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2.3 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.8%

Fees for services
3.8%$4.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; school lunches and 5 more
  • Sewer$1.9 million
  • School lunches$1.6 million
  • Other service charges$820 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$152 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$33 thousand
  • Other school charges$16 thousand
  • Road charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.6%

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

From the state
5.6%$6.7 million

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.8%$5.7 million
Fines
<0.1%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges55%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Roads, transit and parking3.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.8%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

55%

of North Haven'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
55%$75.7 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$75.7 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$32.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$27.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.8 million
  • Government buildings$459 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$96 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$17.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$10.7 million
  • Fire protection$5.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$516 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$341 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.3%$4.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.8%$2.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.2 million
  • Sewer systems$231 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$2.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
Sent to other local governments
1.1%$1.5 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$1.5 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$1.2 million
Health and hospitals
0.3%$364 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$364 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of North Haven. 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 Haven 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.