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West Hartford's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), West Hartford took in $378 million and spent $381 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes77%State tax money12%Fees for services (parks and recreation, parking)6.2%Fines and other4.1%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

12%

of West Hartford's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of 50,000+ people gets 6.9%.

Town taxes77%

Property tax
77%$292 million

Fees for services6.2%

Fees for services
6.2%$23.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 6 more
  • Other service charges$8.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$6.4 million
  • Parking$2.7 million
  • School lunches$2.6 million
  • Housing$2.5 million
  • Other government-run businesses$500 thousand
  • Road charges$266 thousand
  • Other school charges$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$45.3 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$1.6 million

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$15.6 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges67%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails9.1%Roads, transit and parking4.0%Parks, recreation and libraries3.8%All other spending3.4%

What stands out

67%

of West Hartford's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
67%$254 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$254 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$49.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$41.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.1 million
  • Government buildings$2.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.1 million
  • Other government-run businesses$547 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.1%$34.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$19.0 million
  • Fire protection$15.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$518 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.0%$15.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$12.8 million
  • Parking$2.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$14.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$11.1 million
  • Libraries$3.3 million
Interest on debt
1.9%$7.3 million
Housing and community development
0.9%$3.6 million
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$2.0 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$2.0 million
Social services
<0.1%$111 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$111 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of West Hartford. 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 West Hartford 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.