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South Windsor's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), South Windsor took in $157 million and spent $171 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes80%State tax money13%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)6.7%County and local tax money0.2%Fines and other0.1%

What stands out

80%

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

Town taxes80%

Property tax
80%$125 million

Fees for services6.7%

Fees for services
6.7%$10.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 4 more
  • Sewer$6.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.6 million
  • School lunches$1.4 million
  • Garbage collection$101 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$78 thousand
  • Other school charges$25 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%$20.8 million

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%$376 thousand

Fines and other0.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.1%$212 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges73%Running the government and other costs7.5%Police, fire, courts and jails6.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.0%Interest on debt3.0%All other spending6.0%

What stands out

73%

of South Windsor'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
73%$125 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$125 million
Running the government and other costs
7.5%$12.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$8.1 million
  • Government buildings$2.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$981 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.6%$11.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$8.2 million
  • Fire protection$2.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$370 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$198 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.0%$6.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$4.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.4 million
Interest on debt
3.0%$5.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.6%$4.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$3.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.5 million
  • Libraries$1.2 million
Sent to other local governments
1.1%$1.9 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$1.9 million
Health and hospitals
0.1%$204 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$204 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of South Windsor. 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 South Windsor 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.