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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Stamford took in $1.5 million and spent $1.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes61%State tax money23%Fines and other10%Fees for services (sewer)4.9%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

9.5%

of Stamford's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes61%

Property tax
59%$880 thousand
Other taxes
1.4%$20 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other licenses$16 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.9%

Fees for services
4.9%$72 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and sewer
  • Other service charges$58 thousand
  • Sewer$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$345 thousand

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$12 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
9.5%$140 thousand
Fines
0.7%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking59%Running the government and other costs31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.8%Parks, recreation and libraries3.0%Police, fire, courts and jails2.3%Health and hospitals0.4%

What stands out

4.8%

of Stamford'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
59%$669 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$669 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$347 thousand
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$223 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$59 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$44 thousand
  • Government buildings$20 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.8%$54 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$28 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$26 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$34 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$34 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.3%$26 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and inspections and regulation
  • Courts and legal services$16 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Stamford. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Stamford 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.