Connecticut Municipal Budget Summaries Since 2022

Connecticut municipalities report key financial metrics from their adopted budgets to the state Office of Policy and Management. The dataset covers all 169 municipalities plus the City of Groton, starting from fiscal year 2022. Data is submitted via the state's Fiscal Health Monitoring System portal.

Use Cases

• Analyze the relationship between Property Tax Revenue and Mill Rate - Real Estate/Personal Property across different Entity Names.
• Model trends in Education Expenditures as a proportion of Total Expenditures over successive Fiscal Period of Budget.
• Compare municipal reliance on Revenues from State of CT Government versus Use of Fund Balance for budget balancing.
• Assess fiscal timing by correlating Date Budget Adopted with Budgeted Tax Collection %.

Strengths

• Covers all 169 Connecticut municipalities plus Groton.
• Includes multiple fiscal years from FY22 onward.
• Provides 18 distinct financial and administrative columns per record.

Limitations

• Unknown row count prevents assessment of completeness for each municipality-year.
• Sample data unavailable to verify data formats or null value prevalence.
• Relies on self-reported municipal data with potential for inconsistent reporting standards.

Provenance

Source

Connecticut Office of Policy and Management's Fiscal Health Monitoring System.

Collection Method

Derived from adopted budgets submitted by municipalities via the FHMS portal.

Time Range

From fiscal year 2022 to present.

Freshness

Updated as of 2026-03-31.

Geography

State of Connecticut, USA.