Town government · Naugatuck Valley County, CT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Oxford took in $65.0 million and spent $68.1 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 taxes68%State tax money19%Fines and other11%Fees for services (parks and recreation, school lunches)2.8%

What stands out

11%

of Oxford'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 taxes68%

Property tax
67%$43.8 million
Other taxes
0.4%$255 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$255 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.8%

Fees for services
2.8%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 5 more
  • Other service charges$568 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$519 thousand
  • School lunches$508 thousand
  • Sewer$113 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$39 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$22 thousand
  • Other school charges$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$12.1 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%$14 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$7.0 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges66%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking5.3%Police, fire, courts and jails4.8%Parks, recreation and libraries3.0%All other spending6.6%

What stands out

66%

of Oxford'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
66%$44.7 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$44.7 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$10.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$6.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$602 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.3%$3.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.8%$3.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Fire protection$963 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$2.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million
  • Libraries$485 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.0%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
Sent to other local governments
1.7%$1.1 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$1.1 million
Health and hospitals
1.3%$885 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$885 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$741 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$307 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$307 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$20 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$20 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Oxford. 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 Oxford 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.