Village government · Windham County, VT

Bellows Falls's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Bellows Falls took in $2.6 million and spent $2.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes62%Fees for services (water, sewer)37%Fines and other0.6%State tax money<0.1%

What stands out

62%

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

Village taxes62%

Property tax
62%$1.6 million

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$969 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$910 thousand
  • Sewer$59 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$2 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$11 thousand
Fines
0.2%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities48%Police, fire, courts and jails42%Running the government and other costs8.5%Interest on debt1.5%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%

What stands out

42%

of Bellows Falls' 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
48%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$785 thousand
  • Water supply$505 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
42%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.0 million
  • Fire protection$99 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.5%$228 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$154 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$37 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$37 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$40 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$9 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Bellows Falls. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Bellows Falls 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.