Town government · Chittenden County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Charlotte took in $5.9 million and spent $5.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)46%Town taxes45%State tax money6.3%Fines and other2.8%Federal tax money0.7%

What stands out

46%

of Charlotte'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 taxes45%

Property tax
42%$2.5 million
Other taxes
2.5%$145 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$145 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$2.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$1.7 million
  • Other service charges$876 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$122 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$43 thousand

State tax money6.3%

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

From the state
6.3%$374 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$154 thousand
Fines
0.2%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking55%Running the government and other costs24%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.9%Environment and natural resources2.1%All other spending3.6%

What stands out

12%

of Charlotte's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
55%$2.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.8 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$1.2 million
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$678 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$393 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$94 thousand
  • Government buildings$54 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$596 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$340 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$256 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.9%$147 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$147 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.1%$107 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$107 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$79 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.2%$62 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$62 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.8%$39 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$31 thousand
  • Fire protection$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Charlotte. 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 Charlotte 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.