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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Enfield took in $1.5 million and spent $922 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes70%State tax money20%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)5.6%Fines and other3.9%

What stands out

5.6%

of Enfield's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes70%

Property tax
70%$1.1 million

Fees for services5.6%

Fees for services
5.6%$86 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; road charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$54 thousand
  • Road charges$30 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$306 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$60 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs49%Roads, transit and parking23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Police, fire, courts and jails5.5%Interest on debt2.0%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

19%

of Enfield's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
49%$455 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$256 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$130 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$57 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$12 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$211 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$197 thousand
  • Parking$14 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$171 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$119 thousand
  • Sewer systems$52 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.5%$51 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$46 thousand
  • Police$5 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$18 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$13 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Enfield. 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 Enfield 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.