Town government · Northwest Hills County, CT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Roxbury took in $11.6 million and spent $3.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes92%Fines and other7.1%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.6%County and local tax money0.2%State tax money<0.1%

What stands out

92%

of Roxbury'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%$10.7 million

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$73 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other government-run businesses
  • Garbage collection$64 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$9 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$19 thousand

Fines and other7.1%

Interest, rents and other
7.1%$827 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Roads, transit and parking31%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.5%Parks, recreation and libraries7.4%All other spending9.6%

What stands out

7.5%

of Roxbury's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
32%$1.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$408 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$276 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$219 thousand
  • Government buildings$102 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
31%$970 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$970 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$400 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$156 thousand
  • Police$123 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$88 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$33 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.5%$237 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$237 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.4%$234 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$132 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$102 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.8%$88 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$88 thousand
Social services
2.4%$76 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$76 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.4%$75 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$75 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.0%$64 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$64 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Roxbury. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Roxbury 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.