Town government · Caledonia County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Burke took in $2.7 million and spent $1.4 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 taxes95%State tax money4.3%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

95%

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

Town taxes95%

Property tax
95%$2.5 million

State tax money4.3%

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

From the state
4.3%$115 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking54%Running the government and other costs36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.0%Police, fire, courts and jails0.4%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%

What stands out

9%

of Burke'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%

Roads, transit and parking
54%$783 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$783 thousand
Running the government and other costs
36%$525 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$283 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$184 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$58 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.0%$130 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$130 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.4%$6 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Burke. 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 Burke 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.