Town government · Windham County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Grafton took in $1.2 million and spent $974 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes86%State tax money14%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

86%

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

Town taxes86%

Property tax

86%$1.0 million

State tax money14%

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

From the state

14%$160 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other

0.5%$6 thousand

Fines

<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking82%Running the government and other costs14%Parks, recreation and libraries3.2%Police, fire, courts and jails0.6%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

82%

of Grafton's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking

82%$796 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$796 thousand

Running the government and other costs

14%$138 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$123 thousand
Other and not broken out$15 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

3.2%$31 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation

Libraries$28 thousand
Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

0.6%$6 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice

Police$6 thousand

Interest on debt

0.3%$3 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Grafton. 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 Grafton 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.