Town government · Addison County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bridport took in $3.3 million and spent $3.6 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 taxes98%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

98%

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

Town taxes98%

Property tax
98%$3.3 million

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$64 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs62%Roads, transit and parking33%Police, fire, courts and jails2.4%Interest on debt1.1%Social services0.9%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

62%

of Bridport's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
62%$2.2 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$2.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$58 thousand
  • Government buildings$58 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$52 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
33%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.4%$86 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$81 thousand
  • Police$5 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$41 thousand
Social services
0.9%$34 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$34 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$20 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$20 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Bridport. 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 Bridport 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.