Town government · Western Connecticut County, CT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Westport took in $254 million and spent $283 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes87%Fines and other6.2%Fees for services (parks and recreation, parking)3.7%State tax money2.6%County and local tax money0.4%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

83%

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

Town taxes87%

Property tax
83%$211 million
Other taxes
4.1%$10.5 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Other licenses$7.7 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$2.8 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.7%

Fees for services
3.7%$9.3 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; parking and 4 more
  • Parks and recreation$6.6 million
  • Parking$1.6 million
  • Other service charges$596 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$454 thousand
  • Other school charges$27 thousand
  • Garbage collection$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.1%$279 thousand

State tax money2.6%

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

From the state
2.6%$6.5 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%$922 thousand

Fines and other6.2%

Interest, rents and other
6.1%$15.5 million
Fines
<0.1%$129 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges60%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails9.4%Parks, recreation and libraries5.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.1%All other spending5.1%

What stands out

60%

of Westport'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
60%$171 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$171 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$45.7 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$37.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.1 million
  • Government buildings$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.4%$26.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$13.3 million
  • Fire protection$12.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$565 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.0%$14.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$8.4 million
  • Libraries$5.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.1%$11.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$8.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
1.5%$4.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; parking and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
  • Parking$1.8 million
  • Public transit$420 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$3.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.8 million
Social services
0.9%$2.6 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2.6 million
Interest on debt
0.7%$2.1 million
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$1.0 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$1.0 million
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$459 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$459 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Westport. 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 Westport 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.