Town Hall · Hartford

Hartford, CT town hall & government

Hartford spent $1 billion in the year to June 30, 2022, about $8,244 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Hartford's government.

Town budget

Where Hartford's money goes

Spent
$1 billion
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$8,244
typical Connecticut cities: $5,860
Long-term debt
$489.6 million
$4,029 per resident
Schools
$478.2 million48%
Housing & development
$65.7 million7%
Paid to other governments
$60.9 million6%
Police
$55.2 million6%
Fire
$39.2 million4%
Parks & libraries
$26.6 million3%
Roads & transportation
$24.5 million2%
Health & welfare
$22.4 million2%
Interest on debt
$20.6 million2%
Administration & buildings
$7.9 million1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2 million<1%
Other
$198.9 million20%

Hartford runs its own schools, so school spending is part of its budget. Comparisons are with other Connecticut cities.

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 48%
  • Property taxes 38%
  • From the federal government 8%
  • Fees & charges 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Hartford

Full-time staff
4,506
735 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$71,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
430
and 345 full-time firefighters
Schools
2,882 full-time422 part
Police
447 full-time46 part
Fire
363 full-time
Health & welfare
217 full-time150 part
Administration & buildings
177 full-time19 part
Parks & libraries
107 full-time90 part
Sewer & trash
91 full-time
Housing & development
68 full-time
Roads & transportation
64 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
12 full-time
Other
78 full-time8 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Hartford didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Property tax

What homeowners in Hartford pay

Typical tax bill
$4,603
a year · Connecticut typical $6,643
Effective rate
2.01%
of home value · Connecticut 1.81%
Typical home value
$228,600
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Hartford's government

🏛️ Official websitehartford.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Hartford →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Hartford

Hartford is represented in Congress by Senators Richard Blumenthal and Christopher Murphy and Representative John B. Larson. Ned Lamont is governor.

All of Hartford's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

You’re browsing

Hartford

Connecticut · CT
View town boundary →
Township / city / CDP overlaps possible.
Loading boundary…

Hartford is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/18 · 2025-01-01