Town government · Naugatuck Valley County, CT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Southbury took in $78.8 million and spent $76.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes84%State tax money9.0%Fees for services (parks and recreation)6.0%County and local tax money1.0%Fines and other<0.1%

What stands out

83%

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

Town taxes84%

Property tax
83%$65.6 million
Other taxes
0.7%$543 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$543 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.0%

Fees for services
6.0%$4.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$4.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$467 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.0%

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

From the state
9.0%$7.1 million

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$823 thousand

Fines and other<0.1%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$45 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs85%Police, fire, courts and jails5.3%Roads, transit and parking5.1%Health and hospitals2.1%Parks, recreation and libraries1.8%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

85%

of Southbury's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
85%$64.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$62.3 million
  • Government buildings$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$592 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$500 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.3%$4.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$3.2 million
  • Fire protection$685 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$194 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.1%$3.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.9 million
Health and hospitals
2.1%$1.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$827 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$576 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$702 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$702 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$224 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$224 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Southbury. 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 Southbury 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.