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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Burlington took in $61.5 million and spent $49.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)44%City taxes38%State tax money8.7%Fines and other5.6%Federal tax money3.1%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

8.8%

of Burlington's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes38%

Property tax
25%$15.3 million
Sales tax
8.8%$5.4 million
Other taxes
4.1%$2.5 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.0 million
  • Other licenses$852 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$626 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$27.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 5 more
  • Water$13.9 million
  • Sewer$9.0 million
  • Garbage collection$2.3 million
  • Other service charges$1.7 million
  • Parking$123 thousand
  • Transit fares$74 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$70 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.1%

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

From the federal government
3.1%$1.9 million

State tax money8.7%

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

From the state
8.7%$5.4 million

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$460 thousand

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$3.4 million
Fines
<0.1%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs12%Parks, recreation and libraries8.0%Roads, transit and parking6.7%All other spending11%

What stands out

5.3%

of Burlington's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
42%$20.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$12.3 million
  • Sewer systems$6.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$10.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$5.8 million
  • Fire protection$3.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$644 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$109 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$6.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$862 thousand
  • Government buildings$79 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.0%$4.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.2 million
  • Libraries$1.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.7%$3.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$3.1 million
  • Airports$149 thousand
  • Parking$44 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.3%$2.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.6 million
Interest on debt
3.9%$1.9 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.8 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$154 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.5%$734 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$605 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$129 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Burlington. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Burlington 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.