Town government · Grand Isle County, VT

Grand Isle's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Grand Isle took in $1.8 million and spent $1.5 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 taxes73%State tax money17%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)8.3%Fines and other2.2%

What stands out

8.3%

of Grand Isle's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes73%

Property tax
71%$1.3 million
Other taxes
1.7%$30 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$28 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.3%

Fees for services
8.3%$147 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$93 thousand
  • Other service charges$52 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$292 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$36 thousand
Fines
0.2%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking36%Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.4%Parks, recreation and libraries4.2%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

18%

of Grand Isle's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
36%$552 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$552 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$541 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$188 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$187 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$101 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$39 thousand
  • Government buildings$26 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$281 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$174 thousand
  • Police$98 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.4%$83 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$83 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.2%$65 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$43 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$9 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Grand Isle. 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 Grand Isle 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.