Town government · Essex County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Guildhall took in $811 thousand and spent $839 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes84%Fines and other7.5%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)6.7%State tax money2.2%

What stands out

83%

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

Town taxes84%

Property tax
83%$677 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.7%

Fees for services
6.7%$54 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Other service charges$39 thousand
  • Garbage collection$8 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
  • Transit fares$2 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.2%

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

From the state
2.2%$18 thousand

Fines and other7.5%

Interest, rents and other
7.5%$61 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking21%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Health and hospitals8.0%All other spending8.3%

What stands out

12%

of Guildhall'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%

Running the government and other costs
27%$228 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$78 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$58 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$50 thousand
  • Government buildings$27 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$15 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$195 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$165 thousand
  • Fire protection$30 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$177 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$138 thousand
  • Public transit$39 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$102 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$91 thousand
  • Libraries$11 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.0%$67 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$67 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.2%$44 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$44 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$14 thousand
Social services
1.0%$8 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$8 thousand
Schools and colleges
0.5%$4 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Guildhall. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of Guildhall 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.