Town government · Northwest Hills County, CT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Salisbury took in $18.5 million and spent $21.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes80%State tax money6.9%Fines and other6.7%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)6.5%

What stands out

6.5%

of Salisbury's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes80%

Property tax
78%$14.3 million
Other taxes
2.2%$412 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Other licenses$299 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$113 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.5%

Fees for services
6.5%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 6 more
  • Sewer$478 thousand
  • Garbage collection$429 thousand
  • Other service charges$243 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$38 thousand
  • Road charges$4 thousand
  • Housing$3 thousand
  • School lunches$2 thousand
  • Other school charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
<0.1%$1 thousand

State tax money6.9%

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

From the state
6.9%$1.3 million

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.7%$1.2 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges43%Running the government and other costs14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Roads, transit and parking11%Police, fire, courts and jails7.7%All other spending11%

What stands out

43%

of Salisbury'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%

Schools and colleges
43%$9.4 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$9.4 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$3.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$505 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$459 thousand
  • Government buildings$222 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$16 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$2.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.1 million
  • Sewer systems$658 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.7%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$1.2 million
  • Police$306 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$122 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$42 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.3%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$855 thousand
  • Libraries$297 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.6%$570 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$570 thousand
Housing and community development
1.6%$348 thousand
Social services
1.5%$334 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$334 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$33 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$33 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Salisbury. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Salisbury 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.