Town Hall · Trumbull

Trumbull, CT town hall & government

Trumbull spent $227.6 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $6,129 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Trumbull's money goes

Spent
$227.6 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$6,129
typical Connecticut towns: $6,394
Long-term debt
$100 million
$2,694 per resident
Schools
$163.6 million72%
Administration & buildings
$29.4 million13%
Police
$10.7 million5%
Roads & transportation
$5.5 million2%
Parks & libraries
$5.4 million2%
Health & welfare
$3.4 million1%
Sewer & trash
$2.5 million1%
Paid to other governments
$2.3 million1%
Interest on debt
$2.3 million1%
Fire
$2 million1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$457,000<1%

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

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 88%
  • From the state 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Fees & charges 2%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Trumbull

Full-time staff
1,305
359 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$89,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
75
and 4 full-time firefighters
Schools
1,034 full-time217 part
Police
83 full-time12 part
Parks & libraries
34 full-time79 part
Health & welfare
45 full-time39 part
Roads & transportation
56 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
37 full-time7 part
Fire
5 full-time
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Other
8 full-time4 part

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

Property tax

What homeowners in Trumbull pay

Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year · Connecticut typical $6,643
Typical home value
$547,300
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.

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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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