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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Weathersfield took in $2.9 million and spent $2.6 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 taxes56%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)25%State tax money19%Fines and other0.1%

What stands out

25%

of Weathersfield's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes56%

Property tax
56%$1.6 million

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$717 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Sewer$436 thousand
  • Garbage collection$182 thousand
  • Other service charges$58 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$40 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$554 thousand

Fines and other0.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking30%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Parks, recreation and libraries5.1%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

17%

of Weathersfield'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
30%$802 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$802 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$644 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$492 thousand
  • Fire protection$152 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$517 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$224 thousand
  • Government buildings$145 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$121 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$27 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$454 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$454 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.1%$136 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$83 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$53 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$36 thousand
Social services
1.3%$34 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$34 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$18 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Weathersfield. 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 Weathersfield 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.