Town government · Windham County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Dover took in $24.0 million and spent $4.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes98%Fines and other0.9%State tax money0.9%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.4%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

98%

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

Town taxes98%

Property tax
98%$23.5 million

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$92 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$92 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$17 thousand

State tax money0.9%

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

From the state
0.9%$206 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$195 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$21 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 parking49%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs14%Parks, recreation and libraries5.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.5%

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
49%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$990 thousand
  • Fire protection$273 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$625 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$421 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$133 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$71 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.3%$240 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$240 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.5%$203 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$203 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Dover. 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 Dover 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.