Town government · Essex County, VT

East Haven's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), East Haven took in $932 thousand and spent $197 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes56%Federal tax money28%State tax money14%Fees for services (sewer, water)2.1%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

28%

of East Haven's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes56%

Property tax
55%$516 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.1%

Fees for services
2.1%$20 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$12 thousand
  • Water$5 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money28%

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

From the federal government
28%$260 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$130 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Roads, transit and parking32%Running the government and other costs22%Social services5.1%Interest on debt4.1%Police, fire, courts and jails0.5%

What stands out

37%

of East Haven'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
37%$72 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$44 thousand
  • Sewer systems$21 thousand
  • Water supply$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
32%$63 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$63 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$43 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$36 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$5 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2 thousand
Social services
5.1%$10 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$10 thousand
Interest on debt
4.1%$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.5%$1 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of East Haven. 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 East Haven 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.