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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Castleton took in $4.6 million and spent $5.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes53%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)26%State tax money15%Fines and other5.8%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

26%

of Castleton's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes53%

Property tax
52%$2.4 million
Other taxes
0.7%$32 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$30 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Sewer$794 thousand
  • Garbage collection$308 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$75 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$692 thousand

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$35 thousand

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$208 thousand
Fines
1.3%$59 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Roads, transit and parking23%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Parks, recreation and libraries5.3%All other spending3.1%

What stands out

37%

of Castleton'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
37%$2.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$276 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$995 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$536 thousand
  • Government buildings$309 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$150 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$837 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$660 thousand
  • Fire protection$177 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.3%$315 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$205 thousand
  • Libraries$110 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$128 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$54 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$54 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Castleton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Town of Castleton 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.