Town government · Southeastern Connecticut County, CT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), North Stonington took in $22.0 million and spent $27.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes75%State tax money21%Fines and other2.8%Fees for services (parks and recreation, school lunches)0.6%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

75%

of North Stonington's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes75%

Property tax
75%$16.5 million

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$137 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; school lunches and 2 more
  • Parks and recreation$70 thousand
  • School lunches$48 thousand
  • Garbage collection$15 thousand
  • Other school charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$4.7 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$57 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$597 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges77%Running the government and other costs11%Police, fire, courts and jails3.0%Interest on debt2.5%Roads, transit and parking2.2%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

77%

of North Stonington'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
77%$20.9 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$20.9 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$3.0 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$2.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$369 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$334 thousand
  • Government buildings$96 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.0%$805 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$379 thousand
  • Police$349 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$46 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$31 thousand
Interest on debt
2.5%$683 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.2%$599 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$599 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$384 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$384 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.3%$366 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$366 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.7%$194 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$194 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$180 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$115 thousand
  • Libraries$65 thousand
Social services
0.1%$39 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$39 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of North Stonington. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of North Stonington 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.