Town government · Caledonia County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Barnet took in $2.1 million and spent $1.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes84%State tax money11%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)3.3%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

84%

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

Town taxes84%

Property tax
84%$1.8 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.3%

Fees for services
3.3%$70 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$39 thousand
  • Other service charges$18 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$240 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Fines
1.1%$24 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.5%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking66%Running the government and other costs24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.7%Police, fire, courts and jails3.5%Parks, recreation and libraries2.1%

What stands out

4.7%

of Barnet's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
66%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$425 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$202 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$196 thousand
  • Government buildings$12 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$12 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.7%$83 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$83 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.5%$62 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$47 thousand
  • Police$8 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$37 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$26 thousand
  • Libraries$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Barnet. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. 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 Barnet 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.