How Does Griswold Compare to Municipalities Across the State
The following statistics are taken from a publication compiled by the Connecticut Policy and Economic Council, entitled "Connecticut Municipal Profiles". The publication ranks the 169 municipalities of the state in a number of categories from 1 to 169, with 1 being the highest and 169 being the lowest. In other words if they were ranking "team spirit" and Griswold was listed as number one, that would mean that Griswold had more team spirit than any other municipality in the state. They didn't rank that one!
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Category
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Ranking |
Number/
Amount |
2001 Net Grand List
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116 |
438,982,216 |
2002/2003 Mill Rate
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134 |
24.00 |
2002/2003 Grand Levies
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119 |
10,535,573 |
FYE 2002 Unreserved General Fund Balance as a Percent of Total Expenditures
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119 |
6.4% |
2002/2003 Property Taxes as a Percent of Total Revenue
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167 |
38.17% |
2002/2003 Per Capita Property Taxes
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163 |
952.31 |
2002/2003 State Aid as a percent of Total Revenue
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12 |
46.95% |
2002/2003 Per Capita Municipal Expenditures
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87 |
2,494.73 |
2002-2003 per Capita Education Expenditures
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47 |
1,796.93 |
2002-2003 per Pupil Education Expenditures
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111 |
8,983.00 |
2002-2003 Education Expenditures as a Percent of Total Expenditures
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29 |
72.03% |
2001-2002 Average Professional Staff Salary
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122 |
48,714.00 |
2002-03 Debt Service as a percent of Total Expenditures
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42 |
9.08% |
Per Capita Personal Income
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157 |
27,865.00 |
Per Capita personal Income as a Percent of State Average
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159 |
63.37% |
* Data last updated August 2010
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It would be a mistake to try to take any one of these rankings and apply it to any decision making process, however, taken as a whole, they provide a useful analytical tool. A good example of a single statistic being a bad indicator would be that the City of Waterbury is ranked number one for tax collection rate at 100%. By itself, that statistic may lead you to believe that they have been doing a pretty good job there. We know that is not the case!
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