Town government · Western Connecticut County, CT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Weston took in $94.8 million and spent $93.6 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 taxes92%State tax money2.5%Fees for services (parks and recreation, school tuition and transportation)2.5%Fines and other2.5%

What stands out

92%

of Weston's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 53%.

Town taxes92%

Property tax
92%$87.7 million

Fees for services2.5%

Fees for services
2.5%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 4 more
  • Other service charges$1.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$526 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$297 thousand
  • Garbage collection$285 thousand
  • Water$24 thousand
  • Other school charges$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.5%

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

From the state
2.5%$2.4 million

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$2.3 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges72%Running the government and other costs11%Sent to other local governments5.3%Police, fire, courts and jails3.9%Roads, transit and parking2.8%All other spending4.5%

What stands out

72%

of Weston'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
72%$67.6 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$67.6 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$10.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$781 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.3%$4.9 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$4.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.9%$3.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$2.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$521 thousand
  • Fire protection$390 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$137 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.8%$2.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$1.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
  • Libraries$579 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.8%$715 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$715 thousand
Social services
0.7%$676 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$676 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$580 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$580 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$230 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$78 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$78 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Weston. 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 Weston 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.