Town government · Washington County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Fayston took in $1.4 million and spent $1.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes85%State tax money10%Fees for services3.4%County and local tax money0.8%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

84%

of Fayston'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%$1.2 million
Other taxes
0.9%$13 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other licenses$12 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.4%

Fees for services
3.4%$47 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$47 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$147 thousand

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$11 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking48%Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails7.0%Sent to other local governments4.3%Parks, recreation and libraries3.9%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

4.3%

of Fayston's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
48%$685 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$685 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$490 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$350 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$87 thousand
  • Government buildings$42 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.0%$101 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$65 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$36 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.3%$62 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$62 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$56 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$30 thousand
  • Libraries$26 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.4%$20 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$20 thousand
Social services
1.2%$17 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$17 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.7%$10 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Fayston. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Fayston 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.