Town government · Rutland County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Killington took in $18.4 million and spent $5.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes84%Fees for services (parks and recreation, sewer)9.4%State tax money5.3%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

9.4%

of Killington'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 taxes84%

Property tax
81%$14.9 million
Other taxes
3.3%$600 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$595 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.4%

Fees for services
9.4%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other service charges and 2 more
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
  • Other service charges$165 thousand
  • Sewer$142 thousand
  • Garbage collection$33 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%$983 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$225 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking37%Parks, recreation and libraries26%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails4.8%Interest on debt3.0%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

26%

of Killington'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
37%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
26%$1.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
  • Libraries$234 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$824 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$338 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$204 thousand
  • Government buildings$113 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.8%$279 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$138 thousand
  • Fire protection$130 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
Interest on debt
3.0%$177 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.1%$120 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$68 thousand
  • Sewer systems$52 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.0%$59 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$59 thousand
Social services
0.6%$37 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$37 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Killington. 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 Killington 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.