Town government · Addison County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Ferrisburgh took in $2.6 million and spent $2.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes74%State tax money16%Fines and other8.1%Fees for services2.0%

What stands out

7.6%

of Ferrisburgh's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes74%

Property tax
74%$1.9 million
Other taxes
0.5%$14 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other licenses$13 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.0%

Fees for services
2.0%$51 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$51 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%$403 thousand

Fines and other8.1%

Interest, rents and other
7.6%$196 thousand
Fines
0.5%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking57%Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails5.6%Sent to other local governments4.1%Parks, recreation and libraries3.1%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

4.1%

of Ferrisburgh'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
57%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Running the government and other costs
28%$632 thousand
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)$215 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$199 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$164 thousand
  • Government buildings$54 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.6%$126 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$126 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.1%$93 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$93 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$70 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$69 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.6%$37 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$37 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$23 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ferrisburgh. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Ferrisburgh 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.