Town government · South Central Connecticut County, CT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Wallingford took in $300 million and spent $284 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes46%Fees for services (electric power, sewer)34%State tax money16%Fines and other2.6%County and local tax money1.5%

What stands out

34%

of Wallingford's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Town taxes46%

Property tax
46%$138 million
Other taxes
0.5%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1.4 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$101 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 5 more
  • Electric power$76.9 million
  • Sewer$9.4 million
  • Water$7.5 million
  • Other service charges$5.7 million
  • School lunches$1.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$251 thousand
  • Other school charges$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$47.5 million

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$4.5 million

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$7.9 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges52%Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Police, fire, courts and jails8.3%Roads, transit and parking2.3%Running the government and other costs1.8%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

52%

of Wallingford'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
52%$147 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$147 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$89.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Electric power$74.1 million
  • Sewer systems$8.5 million
  • Water supply$7.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.3%$23.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$11.6 million
  • Police$11.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$611 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.3%$6.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.5 million
Running the government and other costs
1.8%$5.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$4.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$3.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$950 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.1%$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
0.9%$2.5 million
Social services
0.6%$1.8 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$1.8 million
Health and hospitals
0.1%$382 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$382 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Wallingford. 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 Wallingford 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.