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Windsor Locks's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Windsor Locks took in $70.8 million and spent $74.6 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 taxes56%State tax money34%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)5.3%Fines and other3.1%County and local tax money2.4%

What stands out

34%

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

Town taxes56%

Property tax
56%$39.3 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$12 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.3%

Fees for services
5.3%$3.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 3 more
  • Sewer$2.2 million
  • Other service charges$1.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$233 thousand
  • School lunches$78 thousand
  • Other school charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$23.8 million

County and local tax money2.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.4%$1.7 million

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$2.2 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges60%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails9.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.8%Roads, transit and parking5.3%All other spending6.7%

What stands out

60%

of Windsor Locks' 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%$44.6 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$44.6 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$9.7 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$7.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$797 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$787 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.4%$7.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$6.2 million
  • Fire protection$692 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$135 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.8%$4.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$2.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.3%$3.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$1.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
  • Libraries$803 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.2%$1.6 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$1.6 million
Social services
1.2%$893 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$893 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$546 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$15 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Windsor Locks. 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 Windsor Locks 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.