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Government
Total revenue (2015) $11,781,212
Per capita tax $2,533
Total expenditures $11,590,983
Total indebtedness $4,496,263
as % of expenditures 38.8%
Annual debt service $127,500
Moody's Bond Rating -
Actual Mill Rate 27.37
Net Grand List $339,083,712
Housing stock
Existing units 1,500
% single unit 94%
New permits (2015) 3
as % of existing units 0.2%
Demolitions 2
Residential sales NA
Median price $251,500
Top 5 grand list
Company Amount
The Metropolitan District $33.4M
CT Light & Power $5.5M
Mallory Brook Development $2.1M
Air Realty Group $1.4M
Regional Refuse Disp Distr #1
$1.2M
Town Profile
Barkhamsted
Town Hall address:
67 Ripley Hill Road
Pleasantville, CT 06063
(860) 379-8285
News Around Town
■ ■ The leading industries of employment
in the town are manufacturing and
government.
■ ■ As a result of new license plate fee
revenues, spring camping will be restored
at American Legion and Peoples State
Forests in Barkhamsted from the opening
day of fishing season through Labor Day.
■ ■ With a median household income of
$95,735, Barkhamsted's 2 percent poverty
rate is well below Litchfield County's 7
percent and Connecticut's 10.5 percent
poverty rate.
General
Land area (sq. miles) 36 sq. mi.
Households 1,450
Median household income $95,735
Poverty Rate 2%
Crime Rate (per 100,000 residents) 543
Population
2000 3,494
Projected 2020 3,779
Median age 45
Largest age demographic 45-64 (35%)
Educational attainment (2012)
Persons age 25 or older % of population
High school graduate 28%
Associate's Degree 12%
Bachelor's or more 40%
Labor Force (Residence)
Employed 2,185
Unemployed 105
Unemployment Rate 4.6%
Place of work
# of units 89
Total Employment 554
Economics
Business profile
Sector Units
Employ-
ment
Construction 10 25
Manufacturing 6 129
Retail Trade 10 94
Administrative and Waste
Services
7 25
Accommodations and Food
Services
7 58
Total Government 11 129
Major Employers
• Sterling Engineering Corp.
• Lombard Ford
• Log House Restaurant
• LightSTAT Inc.
• TRU Hitch Inc.
Source: Connecticut Economic Resource Center
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