Town government · Caledonia County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Groton took in $2.7 million and spent $794 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes86%State tax money5.5%Federal tax money5.4%County and local tax money2.7%

What stands out

86%

of Groton'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%$2.3 million

Federal tax money5.4%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
5.4%$145 thousand

State tax money5.5%

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

From the state
5.5%$146 thousand

County and local tax money2.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.7%$72 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking43%Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Parks, recreation and libraries6.3%Health and hospitals0.1%

What stands out

6.3%

of Groton's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
43%$340 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$340 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$272 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$243 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$12 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$131 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$115 thousand
  • Police$16 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.3%$50 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$50 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Groton. 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 Groton 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.