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RIDGEFIELD TOWN finances

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RIDGEFIELD TOWN

Township in Connecticut (Western Connecticut County area). Fiscal year 2022 (year ends 06/30); population 24,898.

Other years: 2024 · 2022

Summary

WhatAmountCensus item codes
Taxes$143.6 millionT
Charges and fees$10.7 millionA
Other general revenue$946,000U
From the federal government$146,000B
From the state government$8.8 millionC
From local governments$0D
Spending: current operations$169.4 millionE
Spending: construction$9.4 millionF
Spending: other capital outlay$0G
Spending: interest on debt$1.8 millionI
Spending: assistance and subsidies$0J
Payments to other governments$449,000L M Q S
General revenue$164.1 millionT A U B C D
Direct spending$180.6 millionE F G I J
Debt at year end$24.3 million49U + 64V

Spending by function

Function (Census name)Current operations + construction + capital
Elem Sec Educ$124.8 million
General NEC$18.2 million
Libraries$6.1 million
Regular Highways$5.9 million
Police Protection$5.9 million
Parks & Rec$5.7 million
Local Fire Protection$4.7 million
Sewerage$1.6 million
Central Staff$1.5 million
Financial Adm$1.3 million
General Public Bldg-Curr Oper$932,000
Welfare NEC$392,000
Health$391,000
Natural Resources NEC$353,000
Solid Waste Mgt$301,000
Judicial$263,000
Protective Inspection$255,000
Parking$93,000

Every item reported

CodeCensus descriptionAmount
19UBeg LT Debt O/S NEC$33.4 million
39ULTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC$9.1 million
49ULTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC$24.3 million
A09Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges$1.9 million
A10Elem Sec Educ Tuition and Transportation Charges$62,000
A12Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges$23,000
A60Parking Facilities Charges$106,000
A61Parks & Recreation Charges$4.3 million
A80Sewerage Charges$2.4 million
A81Solid Waste Charges$240,000
A89All Other NEC Charges$1.6 million
B89Federal IG Other$146,000
C89State IG Other$8.8 million
E12Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper$122.3 million
E23Financial Adm-Curr Operation$1.3 million
E24Local Fire Protection Curr Operation$4.7 million
E25Judicial-Current Operation$263,000
E29Central Staff-Curr Operation$1.5 million
E31General Public Bldg-Curr Oper$932,000
E32Health-Current Operation$391,000
E44Regular Highways-Current Oper$5.9 million
E52Libraries-Current Operation$6.1 million
E59Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op$353,000
E60Parking-Current Operation$93,000
E61Parks & Rec-Current Operation$5.7 million
E62Police Protection-Current Oper$5.9 million
E66Protective Inspection-Curr Op$255,000
E79Welfare NEC-Current Operation$392,000
E80Sewerage-Current Operation$1.6 million
E81Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper$301,000
E89General NEC-Current Operation$11.3 million
F12Elem Sec Educ-Construction$2.4 million
F89General NEC-Construction$6.9 million
I89General Interest on Debt$1.8 million
M89General NEC-IG-Local NEC$449,000
T01Property Tax$141.8 million
T29Other License Tax$677,000
T51Documentary & Stock Trans Tax$1.1 million
U20Interest Earnings$201,000
U40Rents$414,000
U50Donations From Private Sources$94,000
U99Misc General Revenue NEC$237,000

Source: State and local government finances 2022, Census of Governments: every local government (U.S. Census Bureau) (U.S. Census Bureau). Collected Nov 14, 2026 11:48 PM CST. Amounts as published (thousands of dollars in the file; shown in dollars). Group totals are sums of item codes by letter. Item code list: Census technical documentation. Government ID 093190161459.