Town government · Windham County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Halifax took in $3.4 million and spent $1.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes90%State tax money8.3%Fines and other1.4%Fees for services0.2%

What stands out

90%

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

Town taxes90%

Property tax
90%$3.1 million

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$8 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.3%

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

From the state
8.3%$284 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Fines
0.8%$28 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.6%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking88%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails0.5%

What stands out

88%

of Halifax'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
88%$962 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$962 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$131 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$96 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$35 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.5%$6 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Halifax. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Halifax 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.