Town government · Lamoille County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Elmore took in $3.5 million and spent $1.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes91%State tax money8.3%Fines and other0.8%Fees for services (water)0.1%

What stands out

91%

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

Town taxes91%

Property tax
91%$3.2 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.1%

Fees for services
0.1%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater
  • Water$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.3%

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

From the state
8.3%$293 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$28 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking51%Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails9.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.9%Interest on debt1.5%

What stands out

35%

of Elmore's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
51%$515 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$515 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$357 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$182 thousand
  • Government buildings$116 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$36 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$23 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.9%$100 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$42 thousand
  • Fire protection$41 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$17 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.9%$19 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$19 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Elmore. 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 Elmore 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.