City government · Chittenden County, VT

Essex Junction's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Essex Junction took in $17.6 million and spent $32.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes66%State tax money20%Fees for services (road charges, sewer)12%Fines and other2.6%

What stands out

60%

of Essex Junction's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

City taxes66%

Property tax
60%$10.5 million
Sales tax
5.5%$961 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$82 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other licenses$80 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges; sewer and 5 more
  • Road charges$1.3 million
  • Sewer$242 thousand
  • Garbage collection$222 thousand
  • Water$108 thousand
  • Housing$77 thousand
  • Other service charges$71 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$3.5 million

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$449 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Roads, transit and parking22%Parks, recreation and libraries20%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Running the government and other costs9.5%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

20%

of Essex Junction's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$11.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$6.6 million
  • Sewer systems$3.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$802 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$7.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
20%$6.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$5.3 million
  • Libraries$1.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$3.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$3.0 million
  • Fire protection$565 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.5%$3.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$825 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$337 thousand
  • Government buildings$320 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$417 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$287 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$130 thousand
Housing and community development
1.0%$321 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$191 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$191 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Essex Junction. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Essex Junction 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.