Town government · Grand Isle County, VT

Isle La Motte's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Isle La Motte took in $2.4 million and spent $602 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes90%State tax money5.3%Fees for services4.4%

What stands out

90%

of Isle La Motte'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%$2.1 million

Fees for services4.4%

Fees for services
4.4%$104 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses and other service charges
  • Other government-run businesses$52 thousand
  • Other service charges$52 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.3%

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

From the state
5.3%$125 thousand

Fines and other<0.1%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking51%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Interest on debt1.0%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.2%

What stands out

20%

of Isle La Motte'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
51%$306 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$306 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$165 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$109 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$32 thousand
  • Government buildings$24 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$119 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$42 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$41 thousand
  • Police$36 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Isle La Motte. 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 Isle La Motte 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.