Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Fenwick run?
Fenwick’s borough government spent $191,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, about $4,341 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Fenwick didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Fenwick is run
Read from the borough’s budget and official records.
Old Saybrook School District
Fenwick’s K–12 school district, shared with Old Saybrook. The schools are run by Fenwick, so this money is part of the budget above.
Of the $32,362 per pupil, $18,645 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Connecticut districts overall: 58% local, 35% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $4,341 per resident a year, or $11.89 a day
Schools are part of the borough’s budget, so they lead the receipt: 60% of day-to-day spending.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Fenwick runs its own schools, so school spending is part of this budget.
Fenwick didn’t report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Fenwick yet
Every year of Fenwick’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the borough reported none of its dollars for 2022–2023. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →Typical bills top $10,000 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Fenwick’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Fenwick’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Fenwick →
Who’s in charge in Fenwick
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time borough employee for every 9 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (44).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Fenwick’s votes are counted by county
Connecticut reports official results by county and precinct, not by borough, so there are no official results for Fenwick alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Middlesex County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat55.6%54,173 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican42.7%41,654 votesOthers: 1.7% (1,692 votes).
Most votes in Middlesex County: Kamala D Harris
Connecticut: Harris 56.4%, Trump 41.9%
100% of Fenwick lies in Middlesex County. Every 2024 race in Middlesex County is on the county’s page.
Middlesex County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Fenwick.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Connecticut HouseState representatives
- 3Connecticut SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Connecticut
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Fenwick’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Fenwick’s government
How much does Fenwick spend per resident?
About $4,341 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, a Census Bureau estimate (Fenwick didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $258,000.
Who runs Fenwick’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Fenwick yet.
How did Fenwick vote in 2024?
Connecticut counts votes by county and precinct, not by borough, so there are no official results for Fenwick alone. Middlesex County, where 100% of Fenwick lies, voted Harris 55.6%, Trump 42.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Fenwick?
5 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $30,898 (about $370,776 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Fenwick in the state legislature?
State Senate District 20 (Martha Marx) and State House District 23 (Devin Carney). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Fenwick’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Fenwick, the Bureau’s estimates); day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →