Town government · Western Connecticut County, CT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Wilton took in $160 million and spent $189 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 taxes88%State tax money8.0%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)2.9%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

87%

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

Town taxes88%

Property tax
87%$140 million
Other taxes
0.3%$502 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$502 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.9%

Fees for services
2.9%$4.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 5 more
  • Other service charges$1.6 million
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$748 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$668 thousand
  • Garbage collection$424 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$73 thousand
  • Other school charges$71 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.0%

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

From the state
8.0%$12.8 million

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$2.4 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges58%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails8.9%Parks, recreation and libraries3.7%Sent to other local governments3.1%All other spending6.2%

What stands out

58%

of Wilton'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
58%$109 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$109 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$38.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$33.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.3 million
  • Government buildings$290 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.9%$16.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$10.2 million
  • Fire protection$5.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$474 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$338 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.7%$6.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$3.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.4 million
Sent to other local governments
3.1%$5.8 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$5.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.3%$4.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.3 million
Health and hospitals
1.3%$2.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.0%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$878 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$1.7 million
Social services
0.5%$873 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$873 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$416 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$416 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Wilton. 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 Wilton 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.