Town government · Windham County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Dummerston took in $1.5 million and spent $1.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes74%State tax money25%Fines and other0.8%Fees for services<0.1%

What stands out

74%

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

Town taxes74%

Property tax
74%$1.1 million
Other taxes
0.3%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$372 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking56%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Health and hospitals4.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.1%All other spending3.4%

What stands out

4.2%

of Dummerston's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
56%$643 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$643 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$219 thousand
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$117 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$73 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$23 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$174 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$136 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$20 thousand
  • Police$18 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.2%$48 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$48 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.1%$24 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$24 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$17 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$15 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Social services
1.3%$15 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$15 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$5 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Dummerston. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. 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 Dummerston 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.