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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ridgefield took in $33.3 million and spent $24.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes75%Fees for services (water, sewer)17%State tax money7.6%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

57%

of Ridgefield's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 6.1%.

City taxes75%

Other taxes
57%$19.1 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 4 more
  • Other licenses$14.1 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$3.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.5 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$168 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$59 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
12%$4.1 million
Property tax
5.2%$1.7 million

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$5.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 2 more
  • Water$2.7 million
  • Other service charges$1.9 million
  • Sewer$977 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.6%

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

From the state
7.6%$2.5 million

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$323 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$32 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs53%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Roads, transit and parking12%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Parks, recreation and libraries7.1%All other spending4.4%

What stands out

53%

of Ridgefield's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
53%$13.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$10.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$867 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$31 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$3.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$2.1 million
  • Sewer systems$901 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$3.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$2.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$2.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$234 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.1%$1.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.8 million
Interest on debt
3.0%$750 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$725 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$25 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.3%$328 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$328 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ridgefield. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Ridgefield 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.