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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lewisboro took in $15.9 million and spent $13.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes68%County and local tax money19%Fees for services (parks and recreation, water)8.6%State tax money2.9%Fines and other1.8%

What stands out

19%

of Lewisboro's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Town taxes68%

Property tax
51%$8.1 million
Other taxes
17%$2.7 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$2.4 million
  • Public utility taxes$260 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.6%

Fees for services
8.6%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; water and 3 more
  • Parks and recreation$963 thousand
  • Water$308 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$51 thousand
  • Other service charges$51 thousand
  • Parking$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.9%

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

From the state
2.9%$463 thousand

County and local tax money19%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
19%$3.0 million

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$166 thousand
Fines
0.8%$123 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Roads, transit and parking20%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.7%All other spending6.9%

What stands out

15%

of Lewisboro's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 2.4%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
39%$5.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.5 million
  • Government buildings$718 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$680 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$363 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$23 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$2.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$2.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
  • Libraries$444 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$973 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$356 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$307 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.7%$894 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$494 thousand
  • Water supply$400 thousand
Interest on debt
4.9%$657 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.0%$268 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$268 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lewisboro. 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 Lewisboro 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.