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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Norwich took in $6.1 million and spent $5.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes90%State tax money4.4%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)4.3%Fines and other1.7%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

89%

of Norwich's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes90%

Property tax
89%$5.4 million
Other taxes
0.2%$11 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other licenses$10 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.3%

Fees for services
4.3%$262 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$138 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$101 thousand
  • Other service charges$23 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%$5 thousand

State tax money4.4%

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

From the state
4.4%$266 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$102 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Roads, transit and parking28%Running the government and other costs27%Parks, recreation and libraries5.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.5%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

35%

of Norwich's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
  • Police$694 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
27%$1.4 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)$816 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$344 thousand
  • Government buildings$221 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.1%$264 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$264 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.5%$230 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$230 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$48 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Norwich. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Town of Norwich 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.