Town government · Western Connecticut County, CT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Redding took in $55.9 million and spent $80.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes92%Fees for services (parks and recreation, school tuition and transportation)3.9%Fines and other2.9%State tax money1.6%

What stands out

92%

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

Town taxes92%

Property tax
92%$51.2 million

Fees for services3.9%

Fees for services
3.9%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Other service charges$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$681 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$211 thousand
  • Garbage collection$156 thousand
  • Other school charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.6%

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

From the state
1.6%$889 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$1.6 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs53%Schools and colleges37%Police, fire, courts and jails3.9%Roads, transit and parking2.3%Parks, recreation and libraries2.2%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

37%

of Redding'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%

Running the government and other costs
53%$42.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$40.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$780 thousand
  • Government buildings$703 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$662 thousand
Schools and colleges
37%$29.3 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$29.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.9%$3.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$2.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$253 thousand
  • Fire protection$200 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$163 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.3%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$1.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
  • Libraries$650 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$724 thousand
Social services
0.4%$346 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$311 thousand
  • Other public welfare$35 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$280 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$280 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$234 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$234 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$106 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$106 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$59 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$59 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Redding. 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 Redding 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.