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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Hartford took in $3.3 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes78%State tax money21%Fines and other1.0%Fees for services0.6%

What stands out

78%

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

Town taxes78%

Property tax
78%$2.6 million

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$21 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$687 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$35 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking64%Running the government and other costs18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.9%Police, fire, courts and jails7.2%Social services1.1%

What stands out

8.9%

of Hartford'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%

Roads, transit and parking
64%$802 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$802 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$229 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$223 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.9%$111 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$111 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.2%$90 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$90 thousand
Social services
1.1%$14 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Hartford. 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 Hartford 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.