Town government · Bennington County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Bennington took in $27.6 million and spent $23.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes52%Fees for services (water, sewer)25%State tax money19%Fines and other4.0%

What stands out

25%

of Bennington's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Town taxes52%

Property tax
50%$13.8 million
Other taxes
2.0%$561 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other licenses$554 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$6.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$3.5 million
  • Sewer$3.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
  • Parking$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$5.3 million

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Roads, transit and parking19%Running the government and other costs19%Housing and community development7.6%All other spending8.6%

What stands out

25%

of Bennington's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 4.5%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$5.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$3.8 million
  • Sewer systems$1.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$196 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$4.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$4.6 million
  • Fire protection$316 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$4.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$4.6 million
  • Parking$4 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$4.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.0 million
  • Government buildings$1.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$874 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$537 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$31 thousand
Housing and community development
7.6%$1.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.4%$1.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.0 million
Interest on debt
4.2%$1.0 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$692 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$314 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Bennington. 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 Bennington 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.