Town government · Chittenden County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Essex took in $23.3 million and spent $25.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes49%Fees for services (sewer, water)31%State tax money16%Fines and other4.0%

What stands out

31%

of Essex's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Town taxes49%

Property tax
48%$11.3 million
Other taxes
0.3%$74 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$74 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$7.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 3 more
  • Other service charges$3.5 million
  • Sewer$1.7 million
  • Water$1.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$285 thousand
  • Road charges$66 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$3.8 million

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$832 thousand
Fines
0.5%$111 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking13%Parks, recreation and libraries8.1%All other spending4.7%

What stands out

25%

of Essex's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 4.5%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
30%$7.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$643 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$194 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$6.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$4.7 million
  • Water supply$1.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$4.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$4.1 million
  • Fire protection$714 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$87 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.1%$2.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million
  • Libraries$466 thousand
Housing and community development
1.8%$451 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.5%$372 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$372 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$181 thousand
Social services
0.6%$152 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$152 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$19 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Essex. 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 Town of Essex 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.