Town government · Lamoille County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Eden took in $3.6 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes87%State tax money5.9%Federal tax money5.7%Fees for services (parks and recreation)1.6%

What stands out

87%

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

Town taxes87%

Property tax
87%$3.1 million

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services
1.6%$59 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$59 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.7%

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

From the federal government
5.7%$205 thousand

State tax money5.9%

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

From the state
5.9%$213 thousand

Fines and other<0.1%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking57%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails6.3%Health and hospitals4.1%Parks, recreation and libraries3.4%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

4.1%

of Eden'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
57%$767 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$767 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$393 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Other and not broken out$259 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$134 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.3%$85 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$37 thousand
  • Police$31 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$17 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.1%$56 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$56 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$46 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$46 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Eden. 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 Eden 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.