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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Suffield took in $62.6 million and spent $110 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes71%State tax money20%Fees for services (school lunches, parks and recreation)4.1%Fines and other2.4%County and local tax money2.3%

What stands out

20%

of Suffield'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 taxes71%

Property tax
70%$43.7 million
Other taxes
0.8%$500 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$500 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.1%

Fees for services
4.1%$2.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; school lunches and 5 more
  • Other service charges$2.0 million
  • School lunches$185 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$165 thousand
  • Garbage collection$114 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$62 thousand
  • Other school charges$10 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$12.8 million

County and local tax money2.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.3%$1.4 million

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$1.5 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Schools and colleges42%Roads, transit and parking5.9%Police, fire, courts and jails5.5%Sent to other local governments1.4%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

42%

of Suffield'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
42%$46.8 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$44.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$703 thousand
  • Government buildings$577 thousand
Schools and colleges
42%$46.7 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$46.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.9%$6.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$6.2 million
  • Public transit$333 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.5%$6.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.2 million
  • Fire protection$2.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$267 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$123 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.4%$1.5 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$1.5 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$1.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$920 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$484 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$436 thousand
Social services
0.6%$616 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$616 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$77 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$77 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$59 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$59 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$23 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Suffield. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Suffield 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.