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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Ledyard took in $228 thousand and spent $125 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes43%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)38%State tax money6.6%County and local tax money5.7%Federal tax money3.9%Fines and other2.6%

What stands out

10%

of Ledyard's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes43%

Property tax
25%$56 thousand
Sales tax
9.6%$22 thousand
Other taxes
8.8%$20 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$87 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 2 more
  • Water$49 thousand
  • Other service charges$20 thousand
  • Garbage collection$16 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.9%

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

From the federal government
3.9%$9 thousand

State tax money6.6%

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

From the state
6.6%$15 thousand

County and local tax money5.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.7%$13 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Running the government and other costs22%Parks, recreation and libraries18%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Roads, transit and parking10%

What stands out

18%

of Ledyard's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$48 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$33 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$15 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$28 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$17 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$7 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
18%$23 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$16 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$13 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$11 thousand
  • Police$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$13 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ledyard. 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 City of Ledyard 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.