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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bennington took in $2.0 million and spent $1.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes74%State tax money17%County and local tax money4.6%Fines and other2.4%Fees for services (water)1.8%

What stands out

6.2%

of Bennington's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes74%

Property tax
68%$1.4 million
Other taxes
6.2%$126 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$82 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.8%

Fees for services
1.8%$37 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and water
  • Other service charges$19 thousand
  • Water$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$357 thousand

County and local tax money4.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.6%$94 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$38 thousand
Fines
0.5%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking60%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.8%Interest on debt1.6%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

14%

of Bennington's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
60%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$358 thousand
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$247 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$53 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$49 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$244 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$213 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$29 thousand
  • Police$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.8%$48 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$46 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$28 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$14 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Bennington. 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 Town of Bennington 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.