Town government · Washington County, RI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Narragansett took in $94.0 million and spent $90.5 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 taxes64%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)20%State tax money10%Fines and other3.2%County and local tax money2.1%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

20%

of Narragansett's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Town taxes64%

Property tax
62%$58.4 million
Other taxes
2.1%$2.0 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.5 million
  • Other licenses$439 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$18.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 6 more
  • Other service charges$7.5 million
  • Sewer$4.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.2 million
  • Water$3.0 million
  • Other school charges$412 thousand
  • Parking$254 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$242 thousand
  • School lunches$210 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%$65 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$9.7 million

County and local tax money2.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.1%$2.0 million

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$2.4 million
Fines
0.6%$591 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges41%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs12%Parks, recreation and libraries9.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.7%All other spending8.1%

What stands out

41%

of Narragansett'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
41%$37.5 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$37.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$18.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$11.1 million
  • Fire protection$7.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$392 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$256 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$11.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$7.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Government buildings$244 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.6%$8.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$4.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.7%$7.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$4.7 million
  • Water supply$2.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$13 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.8%$5.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and ports and harbors
  • Roads and highways$5.2 million
  • Ports and harbors$55 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$853 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.6%$543 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$543 thousand
Housing and community development
0.6%$498 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$222 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$222 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$13 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$13 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 Narragansett. 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 Narragansett 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.