Town government · Bennington County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Dorset took in $13.4 million and spent $2.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes97%State tax money1.4%Federal tax money1.4%Fines and other0.2%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

97%

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

Town taxes97%

Property tax
97%$13.0 million

Federal tax money1.4%

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

From the federal government
1.4%$185 thousand

State tax money1.4%

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

From the state
1.4%$188 thousand

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$14 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.1%$14 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$9 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 parking36%Running the government and other costs31%Sent to other local governments15%Parks, recreation and libraries7.4%Police, fire, courts and jails5.9%All other spending4.9%

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
36%$892 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$892 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$762 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$274 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$246 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$197 thousand
  • Government buildings$45 thousand
Sent to other local governments
15%$369 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$369 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.4%$183 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$163 thousand
  • Libraries$20 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.9%$145 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$93 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$52 thousand
Social services
2.8%$69 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$69 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.1%$52 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$52 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Dorset. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Dorset 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.