Town government · Essex County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Brunswick took in $432 thousand and spent $55 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes87%State tax money12%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

87%

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

Town taxes87%

Property tax
87%$377 thousand

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$2 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$53 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs64%Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Interest on debt1.8%

What stands out

35%

of Brunswick'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%

Running the government and other costs
64%$35 thousand
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$23 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$19 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$19 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Brunswick. 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 Brunswick 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.