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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Barre took in $26.6 million and spent $25.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes44%Fees for services (water, sewer)33%State tax money13%Fines and other9.6%

What stands out

41%

of Barre's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes44%

Property tax
41%$10.8 million
Sales tax
3.4%$909 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$12 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$8.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$3.1 million
  • Sewer$2.8 million
  • Other service charges$2.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$229 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$130 thousand
  • Parking$124 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$3.5 million

Fines and other9.6%

Interest, rents and other
9.4%$2.5 million
Fines
0.2%$49 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Roads, transit and parking23%Running the government and other costs13%Parks, recreation and libraries6.1%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

26%

of Barre's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$7.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$4.9 million
  • Water supply$2.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$6.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$3.6 million
  • Fire protection$2.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$60 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$5.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$5.7 million
  • Parking$110 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$3.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$410 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$266 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$222 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.1%$1.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
  • Libraries$250 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$519 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$327 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$192 thousand
Housing and community development
0.9%$235 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$192 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$150 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$42 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Barre. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Barre 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.