Town government · Western Connecticut County, CT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Ridgefield took in $176 million and spent $195 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 taxes87%Fees for services (parks and recreation, school lunches)6.7%State tax money5.1%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

86%

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

Town taxes87%

Property tax
86%$151 million
Other taxes
1.1%$1.9 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and other licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.2 million
  • Other licenses$720 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.7%

Fees for services
6.7%$11.9 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; school lunches and 6 more
  • Parks and recreation$4.5 million
  • School lunches$2.6 million
  • Sewer$2.6 million
  • Other service charges$1.7 million
  • Garbage collection$253 thousand
  • Parking$112 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$52 thousand
  • Other school charges$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.1%

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

From the state
5.1%$9.0 million

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$2.5 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges69%Running the government and other costs12%Parks, recreation and libraries6.6%Police, fire, courts and jails6.3%Roads, transit and parking3.4%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

69%

of Ridgefield'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
69%$136 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$136 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$22.9 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$18.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
  • Government buildings$1.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.6%$12.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$6.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$6.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.3%$12.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$6.5 million
  • Fire protection$5.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$289 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$279 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.4%$6.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$6.5 million
  • Parking$102 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.1%$2.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$330 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$1.2 million
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$468 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$468 thousand
Social services
0.2%$430 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$430 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$429 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$429 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$387 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$387 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ridgefield. 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 Ridgefield 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.