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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Windsor took in $165 million and spent $171 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 taxes68%State tax money26%Fees for services (school lunches, garbage collection)4.5%Fines and other1.0%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

26%

of Windsor'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 taxes68%

Property tax
68%$112 million

Fees for services4.5%

Fees for services
4.5%$7.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; school lunches and 3 more
  • Other service charges$6.6 million
  • School lunches$428 thousand
  • Garbage collection$269 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$94 thousand
  • Other school charges$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$43.1 million

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$216 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$1.7 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges60%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails7.5%Roads, transit and parking4.6%Sent to other local governments4.2%All other spending6.5%

What stands out

60%

of Windsor'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
60%$102 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$102 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$29.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$29.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.5%$12.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$12.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.6%$7.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.9 million
Sent to other local governments
4.2%$7.1 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$7.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$5.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5.3 million
Social services
2.1%$3.5 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.5 million
Interest on debt
0.5%$782 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Windsor. 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 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.