Town government · Addison County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Cornwall took in $5.0 million and spent $1.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes95%State tax money3.0%Federal tax money2.0%Fees for services0.3%Fines and other<0.1%

What stands out

95%

of Cornwall'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%$4.8 million

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$17 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.0%

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

From the federal government
2.0%$102 thousand

State tax money3.0%

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

From the state
3.0%$152 thousand

Fines and other<0.1%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

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

Roads, transit and parking57%Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Health and hospitals1.9%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
57%$688 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$688 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$361 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$114 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$90 thousand
  • Government buildings$87 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$70 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$131 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$114 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$17 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.9%$23 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$23 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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