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Vernon's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Vernon took in $130 million and spent $145 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes63%State tax money24%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)11%Fines and other1.2%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

24%

of Vernon's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Town taxes63%

Property tax
62%$80.5 million
Other taxes
0.8%$1.0 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1.0 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$14.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 4 more
  • Other service charges$6.8 million
  • Sewer$6.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$742 thousand
  • School lunches$473 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$126 thousand
  • Other school charges$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
<0.1%$2 thousand

State tax money24%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
24%$31.3 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$621 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$1.5 million
Fines
<0.1%$74 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges54%Running the government and other costs18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Police, fire, courts and jails6.9%Parks, recreation and libraries2.6%All other spending4.9%

What stands out

54%

of Vernon's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
54%$78.4 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$78.4 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$25.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$19.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.1 million
  • Government buildings$715 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$120 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$20.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$20.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.9%$10.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$7.7 million
  • Fire protection$1.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$396 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$126 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$3.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.8 million
  • Libraries$13 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.7%$2.5 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
1.3%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
Health and hospitals
0.8%$1.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.1 million
Interest on debt
0.7%$990 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$602 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Vernon. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of Vernon itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.