Town government · Chittenden County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Bolton took in $1.3 million and spent $1.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes84%State tax money15%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

82%

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

Town taxes84%

Property tax
82%$1.0 million
Other taxes
2.2%$27 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$184 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking53%Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails9.0%Interest on debt4.4%

What stands out

4.4%

of Bolton's spending goes to interest on debt.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
53%$582 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$582 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$377 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$251 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$126 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.0%$100 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$100 thousand
Interest on debt
4.4%$49 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Bolton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Bolton 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.