Town government · Windham County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Brookline took in $3.8 million and spent $332 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes93%State tax money6.3%Fines and other0.5%Fees for services0.3%

What stands out

93%

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

Town taxes93%

Property tax
93%$3.5 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$13 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.3%

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

From the state
6.3%$239 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$17 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Running the government and other costs44%Roads, transit and parking34%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Health and hospitals6.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.7%Interest on debt1.5%

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
44%$145 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$125 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
34%$112 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$112 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$40 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$25 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$12 thousand
  • Police$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.3%$21 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$21 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.7%$9 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$9 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Brookline. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of Brookline 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.