Town government · Southeastern Connecticut County, CT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Windham took in $186 million and spent $325 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money53%Town taxes33%Fines and other7.4%Fees for services (water, sewer)4.4%Federal tax money1.1%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

53%

of Windham'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 taxes33%

Property tax
33%$61.7 million
Other taxes
0.2%$376 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$376 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.4%

Fees for services
4.4%$8.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 6 more
  • Water$4.1 million
  • Sewer$3.3 million
  • Other service charges$222 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$198 thousand
  • Garbage collection$108 thousand
  • Parking$98 thousand
  • School lunches$75 thousand
  • Other school charges$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$2.1 million

State tax money53%

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

From the state
53%$99.2 million

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$1.1 million

Fines and other7.4%

Interest, rents and other
7.3%$13.7 million
Fines
<0.1%$117 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs45%Schools and colleges44%Police, fire, courts and jails3.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.9%Sent to other local governments1.2%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

44%

of Windham'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%

Running the government and other costs
45%$146 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$115 million
  • Government buildings$28.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Schools and colleges
44%$145 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$145 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.7%$12.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$7.5 million
  • Fire protection$4.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$387 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$118 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.9%$9.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$4.3 million
  • Sewer systems$3.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.8 million
Sent to other local governments
1.2%$3.9 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$3.9 million
Interest on debt
1.1%$3.6 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$3.5 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$86 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.8%$2.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$2.6 million
  • Parking$166 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$2.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
  • Libraries$711 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$272 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$272 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$191 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$191 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$41 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Windham. 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 Windham 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.