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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Wethersfield took in $126 million and spent $210 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes79%State tax money17%Fines and other1.9%Fees for services (school lunches, parks and recreation)1.1%County and local tax money1.0%

What stands out

78%

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

Town taxes79%

Property tax
78%$98.5 million
Other taxes
0.6%$791 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$791 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.1%

Fees for services
1.1%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; school lunches and 3 more
  • Other service charges$917 thousand
  • School lunches$223 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$187 thousand
  • Garbage collection$85 thousand
  • Other school charges$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$21.3 million

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$1.2 million

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$2.4 million
Fines
<0.1%$31 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges42%Running the government and other costs39%Police, fire, courts and jails6.6%Roads, transit and parking5.5%Sent to other local governments2.2%All other spending4.9%

What stands out

42%

of Wethersfield'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
42%$88.1 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$88.1 million
Running the government and other costs
39%$82.0 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$77.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.6 million
  • Government buildings$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.6%$13.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$11.9 million
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$562 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$348 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.5%$11.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$11.5 million
Sent to other local governments
2.2%$4.5 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$4.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$4.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.2 million
  • Libraries$2.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.2%$2.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.4 million
Health and hospitals
0.8%$1.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.7 million
Interest on debt
0.5%$1.1 million
Social services
0.3%$686 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$686 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Wethersfield. 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 Wethersfield 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.