Town government · Washington County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Barre took in $14.6 million and spent $14.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes51%Fees for services (sewer, water)31%Federal tax money10%State tax money6.7%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

31%

of Barre's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes51%

Property tax
50%$7.4 million
Other taxes
0.1%$17 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$15 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$4.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 5 more
  • Other service charges$2.5 million
  • Sewer$1.2 million
  • Water$623 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$33 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
  • Road charges$7 thousand
  • Garbage collection$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$1.5 million

State tax money6.7%

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

From the state
6.7%$983 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$296 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals30%Roads, transit and parking26%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

30%

of Barre's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
30%$4.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
26%$3.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.6 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$2.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.0 million
  • Other government-run businesses$101 thousand
  • Government buildings$76 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$42 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Fire protection$409 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Water supply$464 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$59 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$427 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$227 thousand
  • Libraries$200 thousand
Housing and community development
0.6%$86 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$67 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$41 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town 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 Town 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.