Town government · Windsor County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Chester took in $4.9 million and spent $6.3 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 taxes61%Fees for services (sewer, water)15%Fines and other13%State tax money12%

What stands out

15%

of Chester'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 taxes61%

Property tax
61%$3.0 million
Other taxes
0.3%$17 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other licenses$16 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$715 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$361 thousand
  • Water$173 thousand
  • Other service charges$153 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$573 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
10%$513 thousand
Fines
2.3%$112 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Roads, transit and parking33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Parks, recreation and libraries5.4%All other spending4.0%

What stands out

14%

of Chester'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
33%$2.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$366 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$171 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$89 thousand
  • Government buildings$42 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
33%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$870 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$642 thousand
  • Water supply$189 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$39 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$671 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$571 thousand
  • Fire protection$87 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.4%$341 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$195 thousand
  • Libraries$146 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.6%$168 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$168 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$65 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$64 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$1 thousand
Social services
0.2%$13 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$13 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$7 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Chester. 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 Chester 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.