Town government · Southeastern Connecticut County, CT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Stonington took in $108 million and spent $191 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes66%State tax money25%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)7.8%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

25%

of Stonington's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Town taxes66%

Property tax
66%$71.8 million

Fees for services7.8%

Fees for services
7.8%$8.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 4 more
  • Other service charges$2.9 million
  • Sewer$2.3 million
  • Garbage collection$1.9 million
  • School lunches$1.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$221 thousand
  • Other school charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$27.5 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$14 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$513 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs56%Schools and colleges28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.7%Police, fire, courts and jails4.6%Roads, transit and parking3.3%All other spending3.1%

What stands out

28%

of Stonington'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%

Running the government and other costs
56%$108 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$96.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.3 million
  • Government buildings$1.2 million
Schools and colleges
28%$53.6 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$53.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.7%$9.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$6.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.6%$8.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$8.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.3%$6.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.3 million
Sent to other local governments
1.7%$3.2 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$3.2 million
Interest on debt
0.7%$1.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$1.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$603 thousand
  • Libraries$405 thousand
Social services
0.1%$217 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$217 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$67 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Stonington. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of Stonington 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.