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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Southington took in $213 million and spent $243 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes68%State tax money14%Fees for services (water, sewer)11%Fines and other2.9%Federal tax money2.1%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

67%

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

Town taxes68%

Property tax
67%$143 million
Other taxes
1.2%$2.5 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.3 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.1 million
  • Other licenses$111 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$24.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 6 more
  • Water$9.1 million
  • Sewer$5.8 million
  • Other service charges$4.7 million
  • Garbage collection$2.4 million
  • School lunches$1.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$591 thousand
  • Other school charges$199 thousand
  • Parking$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.1%

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

From the federal government
2.1%$4.5 million

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$30.2 million

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$2.0 million

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$6.2 million
Fines
<0.1%$28 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges58%Police, fire, courts and jails8.9%Running the government and other costs8.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.7%Parks, recreation and libraries7.2%All other spending9.5%

What stands out

58%

of Southington'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
58%$141 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$141 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.9%$21.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$15.4 million
  • Fire protection$5.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$525 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.6%$20.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$16.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.8 million
  • Government buildings$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.7%$18.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$9.0 million
  • Water supply$7.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.2%$17.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$13.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.2%$15.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$15.2 million
  • Parking$17 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$3.3 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$3.2 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$49 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.7%$1.7 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$1.7 million
Social services
0.5%$1.3 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.3 million
Health and hospitals
0.4%$934 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$934 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$543 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$12 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Southington. 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 Southington 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.