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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Simsbury took in $149 million and spent $171 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes72%State tax money13%Fines and other9.8%Fees for services (parks and recreation, school lunches)4.2%County and local tax money1.4%

What stands out

10%

of Simsbury's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 3.3%.

Town taxes72%

Property tax
71%$105 million
Other taxes
0.9%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Other licenses$778 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$570 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.2%

Fees for services
4.2%$6.3 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other service charges and 4 more
  • Parks and recreation$2.6 million
  • Other service charges$1.9 million
  • School lunches$1.2 million
  • Sewer$550 thousand
  • Other school charges$21 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$19.1 million

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$2.1 million

Fines and other9.8%

Interest, rents and other
9.6%$14.3 million
Fines
0.2%$365 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges71%Running the government and other costs8.3%Parks, recreation and libraries6.3%Roads, transit and parking4.5%Police, fire, courts and jails4.0%All other spending5.9%

What stands out

71%

of Simsbury'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
71%$122 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$122 million
Running the government and other costs
8.3%$14.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$6.5 million
  • Government buildings$3.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Other government-run businesses$49 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.3%$10.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$8.9 million
  • Libraries$1.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.5%$7.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.0%$6.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$6.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$183 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.2%$3.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$3.8 million
Health and hospitals
1.3%$2.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.2 million
Interest on debt
1.0%$1.7 million
Social services
0.5%$895 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$895 thousand
Housing and community development
0.5%$782 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$663 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$663 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Simsbury. 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 Simsbury 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.