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New London's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), New London took in $29.2 million and spent $29.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)69%City taxes14%State tax money11%Fines and other4.5%County and local tax money2.1%

What stands out

69%

of New London's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes14%

Property tax
12%$3.6 million
Other taxes
1.3%$367 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 3 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$130 thousand
  • Other licenses$104 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$92 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$28 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
-<0.1%-$2 thousand

Fees for services69%

Fees for services
69%$20.2 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 5 more
  • Electric power$15.7 million
  • Water$2.3 million
  • Sewer$1.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$210 thousand
  • Housing$108 thousand
  • Other service charges$83 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$3.1 million

County and local tax money2.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.1%$617 thousand

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$1.2 million
Fines
0.2%$73 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities64%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Roads, transit and parking6.9%Parks, recreation and libraries6.3%Running the government and other costs6.2%All other spending5.8%

What stands out

64%

of New London's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
64%$18.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$15.5 million
  • Water supply$1.7 million
  • Sewer systems$1.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$83 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$3.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.8 million
  • Fire protection$358 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$88 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$77 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.9%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
  • Parking$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.3%$1.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
  • Libraries$535 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.2%$1.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$715 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$473 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$331 thousand
  • Government buildings$236 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$90 thousand
Interest on debt
5.3%$1.6 million
Health and hospitals
0.5%$140 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$140 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of New London. 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 New London 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.