Town government · Northeastern Connecticut County, CT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Plainfield took in $57.0 million and spent $58.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes54%State tax money36%Fees for services (sewer, school lunches)5.4%County and local tax money2.5%Fines and other2.3%

What stands out

36%

of Plainfield's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Town taxes54%

Property tax
54%$30.8 million

Fees for services5.4%

Fees for services
5.4%$3.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; school lunches and 2 more
  • Sewer$2.7 million
  • School lunches$301 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$91 thousand
  • Other school charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$20.5 million

County and local tax money2.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.5%$1.4 million

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$1.3 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges81%Police, fire, courts and jails5.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.0%Sent to other local governments3.1%Running the government and other costs2.7%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

81%

of Plainfield'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
81%$47.4 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$47.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.0%$2.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$2.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$79 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.0%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$2.3 million
Sent to other local governments
3.1%$1.8 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$1.8 million
Running the government and other costs
2.7%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$662 thousand
  • Government buildings$489 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$394 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.6%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$544 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$454 thousand
  • Libraries$90 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$200 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Plainfield. 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 Plainfield 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.