Town government · Washington County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Cabot took in $3.7 million and spent $921 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes100%Fines and other0.1%

What stands out

100%

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

Town taxes100%

Property tax
100%$3.7 million

Fines and other0.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

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

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Running the government and other costs27%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Roads, transit and parking12%

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
46%$423 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$319 thousand
  • Water supply$95 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$9 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$247 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$213 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$26 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$142 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$142 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$109 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$109 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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