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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Bennington took in $349 thousand and spent $280 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)32%Town taxes30%Fines and other21%County and local tax money16%State tax money0.3%

What stands out

28%

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

Town taxes30%

Sales tax

28%$96 thousand

Other taxes

2.9%$10 thousand

What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes

Public utility taxes$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services

32%$113 thousand

What's in fees for servicesSewer and garbage collection

Sewer$63 thousand
Garbage collection$50 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.3%

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

From the state

0.3%$1 thousand

County and local tax money16%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

16%$57 thousand

Fines and other21%

Fines

11%$39 thousand

Interest, rents and other

9.5%$33 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs50%Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Interest on debt1.4%

What stands out

50%

of Bennington's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs

50%$141 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$141 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

33%$92 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste

Sewer systems$58 thousand
Garbage and solid waste$34 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

15%$43 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice

Police$43 thousand

Interest on debt

1.4%$4 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 June 30, 2022. 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.