Town government · Caledonia County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Hardwick took in $16.0 million and spent $15.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)49%Town taxes21%Fines and other17%State tax money12%County and local tax money1.3%

What stands out

49%

of Hardwick'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 taxes21%

Property tax
20%$3.2 million
Other taxes
0.8%$134 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$100 thousand
  • Other licenses$33 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services49%

Fees for services
49%$7.9 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 1 more
  • Electric power$7.1 million
  • Sewer$462 thousand
  • Water$273 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$1.9 million

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$215 thousand

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
17%$2.6 million
Fines
0.1%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities66%Running the government and other costs19%Roads, transit and parking6.7%Police, fire, courts and jails5.7%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

66%

of Hardwick's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
66%$10.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$7.7 million
  • Sewer systems$2.3 million
  • Water supply$242 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$5 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$3.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$421 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$133 thousand
  • Government buildings$79 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.7%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.7%$883 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$787 thousand
  • Fire protection$96 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$174 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$146 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$28 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$141 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$141 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$66 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$51 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$9 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Hardwick. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Town of Hardwick 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.