Town government · Washington County, RI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Exeter took in $18.3 million and spent $18.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes79%State tax money15%Fees for services2.7%Fines and other1.7%Federal tax money1.4%

What stands out

79%

of Exeter's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes79%

Property tax
79%$14.4 million
Other taxes
0.7%$136 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$136 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.7%

Fees for services
2.7%$487 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$487 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.4%

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

From the federal government
1.4%$248 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$2.7 million

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$316 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges75%Running the government and other costs13%Roads, transit and parking8.1%Police, fire, courts and jails2.0%Parks, recreation and libraries1.2%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

75%

of Exeter's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
75%$14.1 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$14.1 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$2.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$503 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.1%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.0%$373 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$373 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$226 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$226 thousand
Social services
0.5%$89 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$89 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Exeter. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of Exeter 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.