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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Montpelier took in $4.4 million and spent $2.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes33%Fees for services (water, sewer)31%County and local tax money18%Fines and other13%State tax money4.4%

What stands out

18%

of Montpelier's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes33%

Property tax
32%$1.4 million
Individual income tax
1.2%$51 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$18 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$9 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$8 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$622 thousand
  • Sewer$603 thousand
  • Garbage collection$101 thousand
  • Other service charges$47 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.4%

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

From the state
4.4%$193 thousand

County and local tax money18%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
18%$807 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$586 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities44%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs15%Interest on debt13%Roads, transit and parking7.7%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

13%

of Montpelier's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
44%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$522 thousand
  • Water supply$492 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$100 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$456 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$400 thousand
  • Fire protection$56 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$368 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$164 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$113 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$91 thousand
Interest on debt
13%$339 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.7%$194 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$194 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$30 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$30 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$11 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Montpelier. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Montpelier 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.