Town government · Northeastern Connecticut County, CT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Woodstock took in $27.5 million and spent $29.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes71%State tax money26%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)2.6%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

70%

of Woodstock's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes71%

Property tax
70%$19.3 million
Other taxes
0.7%$186 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$186 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.6%

Fees for services
2.6%$704 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 5 more
  • Other service charges$309 thousand
  • Garbage collection$236 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$66 thousand
  • School lunches$50 thousand
  • Other school charges$20 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$19 thousand
  • Sewer$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$1 thousand

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$7.3 million

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$95 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges56%Sent to other local governments28%Roads, transit and parking5.2%Running the government and other costs3.7%Police, fire, courts and jails2.8%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

56%

of Woodstock's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
56%$16.3 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$16.3 million
Sent to other local governments
28%$8.2 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$8.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.2%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Running the government and other costs
3.7%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$551 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$276 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$215 thousand
  • Government buildings$32 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.8%$811 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$793 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
  • Police$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.9%$555 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$555 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$349 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$238 thousand
  • Libraries$111 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$263 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$263 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$102 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Woodstock. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Woodstock 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.