Town government · Orange County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bradford took in $3.3 million and spent $2.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes78%Fees for services10%Fines and other5.9%State tax money5.7%

What stands out

10%

of Bradford'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 taxes78%

Property tax
78%$2.6 million
Other taxes
0.3%$11 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$8 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$349 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$349 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.7%

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

From the state
5.7%$190 thousand

Fines and other5.9%

Interest, rents and other
5.8%$193 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking45%Running the government and other costs37%Police, fire, courts and jails6.8%Sent to other local governments5.2%Parks, recreation and libraries2.8%All other spending3.1%

What stands out

5.2%

of Bradford's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
45%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Running the government and other costs
37%$1.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$666 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$194 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$152 thousand
  • Government buildings$31 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.8%$192 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$191 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.2%$148 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$82 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$66 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$78 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$39 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$39 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$40 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$27 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$27 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$12 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$12 thousand
Social services
0.2%$7 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$7 thousand
Schools and colleges
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Bradford. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. 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 Bradford 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.