Town government · Rutland County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Benson took in $2.3 million and spent $1.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes95%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)3.4%County and local tax money1.2%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

95%

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

Town taxes95%

Property tax
95%$2.2 million

Fees for services3.4%

Fees for services
3.4%$79 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and sewer
  • Garbage collection$46 thousand
  • Sewer$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$28 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking75%Running the government and other costs14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.6%Police, fire, courts and jails4.3%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%

What stands out

6.6%

of Benson'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
75%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$245 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$96 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$64 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$52 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$22 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.6%$117 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$84 thousand
  • Sewer systems$33 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.3%$75 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$75 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$9 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Benson. 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 Benson 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.