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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hartford took in $1.1 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes65%State tax money26%Fines and other4.8%County and local tax money2.9%Fees for services (transit fares, garbage collection)0.8%

What stands out

4.9%

of Hartford's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes65%

Property tax
60%$658 thousand
Other taxes
4.9%$53 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$30 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$21 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$9 thousand
What's in fees for servicesTransit fares; other service charges and 1 more
  • Transit fares$4 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$287 thousand

County and local tax money2.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.9%$32 thousand

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$51 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking49%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.3%Interest on debt0.6%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%

What stands out

26%

of Hartford'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%

Roads, transit and parking
49%$542 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$542 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$283 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$198 thousand
  • Police$46 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$22 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$17 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$246 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$103 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$66 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$55 thousand
  • Government buildings$22 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.3%$26 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$20 thousand
  • Sewer systems$6 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Hartford. 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 Town of Hartford 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.