Town government · Windham County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Brattleboro took in $31.6 million and spent $24.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes60%Fees for services (sewer, water)26%State tax money12%Fines and other2.1%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

26%

of Brattleboro'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 taxes60%

Property tax
54%$17.1 million
Sales tax
5.0%$1.6 million
Other taxes
0.3%$100 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$47 thousand
  • Other licenses$46 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$8.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$4.5 million
  • Water$2.2 million
  • Parking$612 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$479 thousand
  • Garbage collection$277 thousand
  • Other service charges$107 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$62 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$3.9 million

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$646 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$22 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Running the government and other costs23%Roads, transit and parking11%Police, fire, courts and jails8.3%Housing and community development5.7%All other spending11%

What stands out

41%

of Brattleboro'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
41%$9.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$4.9 million
  • Sewer systems$4.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$905 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$5.7 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$4.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$217 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$32 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$2.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; parking and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
  • Parking$1.1 million
  • Public transit$51 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.3%$2.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$1.2 million
  • Police$812 thousand
Housing and community development
5.7%$1.4 million
Interest on debt
4.8%$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.1%$1.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$733 thousand
  • Libraries$273 thousand
Social services
1.4%$349 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$349 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$125 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$125 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Brattleboro. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Town of Brattleboro 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.