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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Burlington took in $637 thousand and spent $525 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)82%Town taxes8.5%Fines and other7.2%State tax money1.9%

What stands out

82%

of Burlington's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Town taxes8.5%

Sales tax
8.3%$53 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services82%

Fees for services
82%$525 thousand
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 3 more
  • Electric power$316 thousand
  • Gas$91 thousand
  • Water$75 thousand
  • Garbage collection$31 thousand
  • Sewer$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.9%

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

From the state
1.9%$12 thousand

Fines and other7.2%

Interest, rents and other
7.2%$46 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities96%Police, fire, courts and jails4.0%Running the government and other costs0.2%Roads, transit and parking0.2%

What stands out

96%

of Burlington's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
96%$502 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; electric power and 2 more
  • Water supply$227 thousand
  • Electric power$167 thousand
  • Gas supply$79 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$29 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.0%$21 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$21 thousand
Running the government and other costs
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Burlington. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town 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.