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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Burlington took in $8.5 million and spent $3.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)70%City taxes27%Fines and other2.8%

What stands out

17%

of Burlington's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes27%

Sales tax
17%$1.4 million
Property tax
9.8%$832 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$79 thousand
What's in other taxesAmusement taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Amusement taxes$71 thousand
  • Other licenses$7 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services70%

Fees for services
70%$5.9 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 2 more
  • Electric power$4.0 million
  • Water$1.3 million
  • Sewer$449 thousand
  • Garbage collection$173 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$3 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$197 thousand
Fines
0.5%$39 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Roads, transit and parking11%Interest on debt6.9%Parks, recreation and libraries5.2%

What stands out

6.9%

of Burlington'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
38%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 1 more
  • Electric power$826 thousand
  • Water supply$367 thousand
  • Sewer systems$117 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$851 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$793 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$58 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$491 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$457 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$34 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$372 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$372 thousand
Interest on debt
6.9%$236 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on electric power debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$193 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$26 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$17 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.2%$180 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$180 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 December 31, 2023.

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.