Town government · Naugatuck Valley County, CT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Seymour took in $84.2 million and spent $66.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes60%State tax money18%County and local tax money15%Fees for services (sewer, school lunches)4.7%Fines and other2.0%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

15%

of Seymour's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Town taxes60%

Property tax
59%$50.0 million
Other taxes
1.0%$802 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$802 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.7%

Fees for services
4.7%$3.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; school lunches and 5 more
  • Sewer$2.8 million
  • School lunches$509 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$483 thousand
  • Garbage collection$76 thousand
  • Other school charges$10 thousand
  • Parking$2 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$365 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$14.8 million

County and local tax money15%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
15%$12.6 million

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$1.7 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges72%Police, fire, courts and jails9.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.7%Running the government and other costs4.9%Roads, transit and parking3.1%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

72%

of Seymour'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
72%$47.7 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$47.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.1%$6.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$4.7 million
  • Fire protection$1.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$295 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.7%$4.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$2.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.5 million
Running the government and other costs
4.9%$3.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$824 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.1%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Sent to other local governments
1.6%$1.1 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$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$921 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$569 thousand
  • Libraries$352 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$311 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$311 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$136 thousand
Social services
0.1%$98 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$98 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Seymour. 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 Seymour 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.