Town government · Kent County, RI

East Greenwich's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), East Greenwich took in $82.4 million and spent $85.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes78%State tax money11%Fees for services (sewer, school lunches)9.7%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

76%

of East Greenwich's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 53%.

Town taxes78%

Property tax
76%$62.3 million
Other taxes
2.8%$2.3 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.3 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$976 thousand
  • Other licenses$57 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.7%

Fees for services
9.7%$8.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 3 more
  • Sewer$4.0 million
  • Other service charges$2.7 million
  • Other school charges$568 thousand
  • School lunches$503 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$211 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
<0.1%$6 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$8.9 million

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$930 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges62%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.9%Roads, transit and parking4.5%Running the government and other costs3.1%All other spending5.3%

What stands out

62%

of East Greenwich's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
62%$53.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$53.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$15.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$8.3 million
  • Police$6.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$325 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.9%$5.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$4.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.5%$3.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.8 million
Running the government and other costs
3.1%$2.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$873 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$507 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$1.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
  • Libraries$570 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$1.7 million
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$433 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$399 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$34 thousand
Social services
0.5%$430 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$430 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$49 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$49 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$8 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of East Greenwich. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of East Greenwich 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.