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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Colchester took in $26.0 million and spent $19.2 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 taxes66%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)18%State tax money8.0%Fines and other7.6%

What stands out

9.1%

of Colchester's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Town taxes66%

Property tax
53%$13.9 million
Sales tax
9.1%$2.4 million
Other taxes
3.4%$887 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$887 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$4.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$2.4 million
  • Other service charges$1.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$977 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.0%

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

From the state
8.0%$2.1 million

Fines and other7.6%

Interest, rents and other
7.5%$1.9 million
Fines
0.1%$32 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails30%Running the government and other costs28%Roads, transit and parking17%Parks, recreation and libraries16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.6%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

16%

of Colchester'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$5.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$4.8 million
  • Fire protection$904 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$5.3 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$2.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$974 thousand
  • Government buildings$612 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
16%$3.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.2 million
  • Libraries$840 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.6%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$1.5 million
Interest on debt
1.3%$243 thousand
Housing and community development
0.8%$147 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$107 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$107 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Colchester. 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 Colchester 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.