Town government · Rutland County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Brandon took in $8.1 million and spent $7.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes36%Federal tax money34%State tax money13%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)13%Fines and other2.8%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

34%

of Brandon's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes36%

Property tax
36%$2.9 million
Other taxes
0.2%$13 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$8 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Sewer$816 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$130 thousand
  • Other service charges$122 thousand
  • Parking$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money34%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
34%$2.7 million

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$1.1 million

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$57 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$224 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities50%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Roads, transit and parking11%Social services3.7%All other spending5.5%

What stands out

50%

of Brandon'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
50%$3.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$3.7 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$440 thousand
  • Government buildings$322 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$294 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$220 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$926 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$926 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$814 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$814 thousand
Social services
3.7%$273 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$273 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$240 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$240 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$168 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Brandon. 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 Brandon 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.