Town government · Northwest Hills County, CT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Winchester took in $43.2 million and spent $52.2 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 taxes63%State tax money24%Fees for services (water, sewer)8.9%Fines and other4.0%

What stands out

24%

of Winchester's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Town taxes63%

Property tax
62%$26.7 million
Other taxes
0.8%$360 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$360 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.9%

Fees for services
8.9%$3.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 5 more
  • Water$2.1 million
  • Sewer$1.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$168 thousand
  • School lunches$34 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$31 thousand
  • Other service charges$19 thousand
  • Other school charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$10.5 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$16 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$1.7 million
Fines
0.2%$73 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges38%Sent to other local governments17%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Roads, transit and parking8.3%All other spending11%

What stands out

38%

of Winchester'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
38%$20.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$20.0 million
Sent to other local governments
17%$8.8 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$8.8 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$6.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.6 million
  • Other government-run businesses$73 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$6.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$5.2 million
  • Fire protection$657 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$315 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$158 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.3%$4.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.6%$3.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$2.1 million
  • Water supply$1.4 million
Health and hospitals
2.1%$1.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$1.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$644 thousand
  • Libraries$360 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$119 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$37 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$37 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$30 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Winchester. 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 Winchester 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.