Town government · Washington County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), East Montpelier took in $2.4 million and spent $1.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes85%State tax money7.6%Fees for services6.8%Fines and other0.1%

What stands out

84%

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

Town taxes85%

Property tax
84%$2.0 million
Other taxes
1.4%$35 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.8%

Fees for services
6.8%$165 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$165 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.6%

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

From the state
7.6%$185 thousand

Fines and other0.1%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$2 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking41%Running the government and other costs39%Health and hospitals11%Police, fire, courts and jails6.9%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.2%

What stands out

11%

of East Montpelier'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
41%$805 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$805 thousand
Running the government and other costs
39%$765 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$497 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$198 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$34 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$20 thousand
  • Government buildings$16 thousand
Health and hospitals
11%$223 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$223 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.9%$135 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$122 thousand
  • Police$12 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$16 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of East Montpelier. 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 East Montpelier 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.