ZIP 06278 · Ashford, CT

Three governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 06278: the state, county, city or town and school district, and where each one's money comes from and goes.

Each government is shown for its own newest fiscal year on file, so the years differ. Figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, the government's own report, as named under Sources and more.

Where do my taxes go in 06278?
06278 is served by the State of Connecticut, the Town of Ashford and Regional High School District 19. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Connecticut spent $34.0 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Town of Ashford spent $25.3 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2022) and Regional High School District 19 spent $29.1 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 06278?
Of the governments serving 06278, Town of Ashford collected $11.4 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2022) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 06278.

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From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

See the full budget for: Ashford and Regional High School District 19

Why not this year? Each figure is the newest year the U.S. Census Bureau has published for that government, so the years differ and are not the current year. Most governments post their current budget on their own website.

Where property tax goes in 06278

Town of Ashford$11.4 million

71% of its $16.1 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2022

These are each government's total property tax collections, not your bill. Your own bill is split by each government's tax rate, shown on your property tax bill.

Your town

Public schools here are run by Town of Ashford, so school money is part of its budget.

Connecticut has no county governments.

Town of Ashford

$25.3 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2022.

About 98% of this ZIP is in Ashford.

Where the money comes from

Town taxes71%State tax money27%Fines and other1.8%Federal tax money0.3%Fees for services (school lunches)0.2%
Full Ashford breakdown

What stands out

71%

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

Town taxes71%

Property tax
71%$11.4 million

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$37 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches and other school charges
  • School lunches$35 thousand
  • Other school charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.3%$52 thousand

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$4.3 million

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$293 thousand
Ashford page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs52%Schools and colleges40%Roads, transit and parking2.8%Police, fire, courts and jails1.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.2%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

40%

of Ashford's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Full Ashford breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
52%$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$11.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$666 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$619 thousand
  • Government buildings$152 thousand
Schools and colleges
40%$10.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$10.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.8%$696 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$696 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.7%$431 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$351 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$80 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.2%$306 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$306 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$272 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$185 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$87 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.1%$271 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$271 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$52 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$52 thousand
Social services
0.2%$42 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$42 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$31 thousand
Ashford page →

Your schools

Regional High School District 19

$29.1 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 98% of this ZIP is in Regional High School District 19.

Where the money comes from

County and local tax money90%State tax money9.6%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation)<0.1%

What stands out

90%

of Regional High School District 19's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 1.1%.

Full Regional High School District 19 breakdown

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$20 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool tuition and transportation and other school charges
  • School tuition and transportation$15 thousand
  • Other school charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.6%

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

From the state
9.6%$2.5 million

County and local tax money90%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
90%$23.0 million
Regional High School District 19 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges98%Sent to other local governments2.0%Interest on debt0.2%
Full Regional High School District 19 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
98%$28.4 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$28.4 million
Sent to other local governments
2.0%$589 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$589 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$65 thousand
Regional High School District 19 page →

Your state

State of Connecticut

$34.0 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State taxes59%Federal tax money30%Fees for services (college tuition, hospital bills)7.7%Fines and other3.6%
Full Connecticut breakdown

What stands out

26%

of Connecticut's money comes from a personal income tax.A typical state government gets 14%.

State taxes59%

Individual income tax
26%$10.0 billion
Sales tax
16%$6.23 billion
Other taxes
9.5%$3.72 billion
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor fuel taxes and 17 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.42 billion
  • Motor fuel taxes$560 million
  • Public utility taxes$338 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$281 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$260 million
  • Tobacco taxes$249 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$241 million
  • Estate and gift taxes$113 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$65.1 million
  • Driver's licenses$56.4 million
  • Amusement taxes$45.6 million
  • Corporation licenses$37.4 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$29.8 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$9.9 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$5.1 million
  • Other licenses$4.6 million
  • Public utility licenses$593 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$173 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$160 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Business income tax
8.2%$3.20 billion

Fees for services7.7%

Fees for services
7.7%$3.03 billion
What's in fees for servicesCollege tuition; hospital bills and 13 more
  • College tuition$1.21 billion
  • Hospital bills$780 million
  • Other service charges$456 million
  • University housing and dining$333 million
  • Transit fares$77.3 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$50.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$39.0 million
  • Airport$33.4 million
  • Road charges$18.0 million
  • Housing$11.4 million
  • Other education charges$10.3 million
  • Parking$7.4 million
  • Garbage collection$7.4 million
  • Other government-run businesses$263 thousand
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$230 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money30%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
30%$11.6 billion

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
<0.1%$12.3 million

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$1.29 billion
Fines
0.3%$137 million
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Where the money goes

Sent to local governments24%Running the government and other costs16%Social services15%Schools and colleges14%Health and hospitals10%All other spending21%

What stands out

16%

of Connecticut's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical state government spends 6%.

Full Connecticut breakdown

Spending by category100%

Sent to local governments
24%$8.20 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to local governments: elementary and secondary schools; sent to local governments: other public welfare and 16 more
  • Sent to local governments: elementary and secondary schools$4.29 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$1.28 billion
  • Sent to local governments: general support$924 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$375 million
  • Sent to school districts$373 million
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$229 million
  • Sent to local governments: public health$202 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$146 million
  • Sent to local governments: housing and community development$137 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$85.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: hospitals$49.3 million
  • Sent to local governments: ports and harbors$31.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$29.9 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$19.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: garbage and solid waste$6.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$6.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$3.7 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$5.52 billion
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 4 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.33 billion
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$585 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$534 million
  • Other government administration$67.1 million
  • Government buildings$2.0 million
  • Other government-run businesses$797 thousand
Social services
15%$4.95 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$4.89 billion
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$30.5 million
  • Veterans' services$30.2 million
  • Welfare institutions$72 thousand
Schools and colleges
14%$4.65 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; college housing, dining and bookstores and 2 more
  • Colleges and universities$3.07 billion
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$576 million
  • Other education$509 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$493 million
Health and hospitals
10%$3.39 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$2.22 billion
  • Public health$1.17 billion
Roads, transit and parking
8.9%$3.01 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 3 more
  • Roads and highways$2.18 billion
  • Public transit$788 million
  • Airports$32.9 million
  • Parking$6.5 million
  • Ports and harbors$1.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.7%$1.93 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$773 million
  • Courts and legal services$741 million
  • Police$296 million
  • Inspections and regulation$120 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$802 thousand
Interest on debt
5.1%$1.72 billion
Housing and community development
0.9%$301 million
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$220 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$220 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$85.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$73.4 million
  • Libraries$12.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$23.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$23.6 million
Connecticut page →
Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

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

Town of Ashford. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

Regional High School District 19. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.