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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Litchfield took in $7.5 million and spent $6.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes88%State tax money11%Fees for services0.5%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

87%

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

Town taxes88%

Property tax
87%$6.5 million
Other taxes
1.0%$73 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility licenses
  • Other licenses$70 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$35 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and other government-run businesses
  • Other service charges$21 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$836 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails45%Running the government and other costs28%Roads, transit and parking11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.1%Parks, recreation and libraries6.0%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

45%

of Litchfield's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
45%$3.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$90 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$69 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$1.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$777 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$576 thousand
  • Government buildings$279 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$197 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$35 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$760 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$760 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.1%$467 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$467 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.0%$395 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$305 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$90 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.1%$136 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$136 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$4 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Litchfield. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Litchfield 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.