Town government · South Central Connecticut County, CT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Orange took in $93.0 million and spent $126 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes81%Fines and other6.2%State tax money5.9%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)5.1%County and local tax money1.3%

What stands out

80%

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

Town taxes81%

Property tax
80%$74.8 million
Other taxes
1.1%$985 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other licenses$863 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$88 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.1%

Fees for services
5.1%$4.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 5 more
  • Other service charges$2.3 million
  • Sewer$1.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$634 thousand
  • School lunches$377 thousand
  • Garbage collection$213 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$171 thousand
  • Other school charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
<0.1%$15 thousand

State tax money5.9%

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

From the state
5.9%$5.5 million

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$1.2 million

Fines and other6.2%

Interest, rents and other
6.2%$5.7 million
Fines
<0.1%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments41%Schools and colleges24%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails6.5%Roads, transit and parking2.8%All other spending7.7%

What stands out

41%

of Orange's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
41%$51.7 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$51.7 million
Schools and colleges
24%$30.1 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$30.1 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$22.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$18.6 million
  • Government buildings$1.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$836 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.5%$8.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$6.5 million
  • Fire protection$1.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$259 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$233 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.8%$3.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.6 million
Health and hospitals
2.6%$3.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$2.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.8 million
  • Libraries$780 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.0%$2.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
Interest on debt
0.6%$814 thousand
Social services
0.5%$667 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$667 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Orange. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Town of Orange 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.