Town government · Northwest Hills County, CT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Washington took in $24.0 million and spent $22.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes80%State tax money13%Fines and other6.1%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)0.7%

What stands out

77%

of Washington's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes80%

Property tax
77%$18.6 million
Other taxes
2.8%$680 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Other licenses$479 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$201 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$167 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$126 thousand
  • Garbage collection$29 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$3.1 million

Fines and other6.1%

Interest, rents and other
6.1%$1.5 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs65%Roads, transit and parking24%Police, fire, courts and jails4.3%Parks, recreation and libraries2.7%Health and hospitals1.9%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

65%

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

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
65%$14.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$12.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$711 thousand
  • Government buildings$566 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$484 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$29 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$5.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.3%$958 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$478 thousand
  • Police$313 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$162 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$593 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$398 thousand
  • Libraries$195 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.9%$418 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$418 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.4%$300 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$300 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$55 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$48 thousand
Social services
0.1%$28 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$28 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Washington. 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 Washington 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.