Town Hall · Middletown

Middletown, CT town hall & government

Middletown spent $400.5 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $8,220 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Middletown's money goes

Spent
$400.5 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$8,220
spending per person
Long-term debt
$42.1 million
$865 per resident
Schools
$136.2 million34%
Sewer & trash
$35.9 million9%
Police
$17.2 million4%
Fire
$14.7 million4%
Administration & buildings
$7.7 million2%
Parks & libraries
$6.7 million2%
Water & other utilities
$6 million1%
Roads & transportation
$5.8 million1%
Interest on debt
$2.6 million1%
Paid to other governments
$2.6 million1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.3 million<1%
Health & welfare
$1.1 million<1%
Housing & development
$706,000<1%
Other
$162 million40%

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

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 44%
  • From the state 37%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Utility sales 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • From the federal government <1%

Middletown didn't report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Middletown

Full-time staff
1,384
280 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$87,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
96
and 76 full-time firefighters
Schools
922 full-time179 part
Police
119 full-time
Health & welfare
74 full-time17 part
Fire
78 full-time
Parks & libraries
20 full-time67 part
Administration & buildings
36 full-time14 part
Roads & transportation
33 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
30 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
23 full-time
Housing & development
6 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
4 full-time
Other
39 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Middletown didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Property tax

What homeowners in Middletown pay

Typical tax bill
$6,412
a year · Connecticut typical $6,643
Effective rate
2.17%
of home value · Connecticut 1.81%
Typical home value
$295,300
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 Middletown's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofmiddletown.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Middletown →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Middletown

Middletown is represented in Congress by Senators Richard Blumenthal and Christopher Murphy and Representatives Rosa L. DeLauro and John B. Larson. Ned Lamont is governor.

All of Middletown'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.

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