Town government · Caledonia County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Lyndon took in $7.5 million and spent $7.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes56%Fees for services (sewer, water)25%State tax money11%Fines and other4.1%Federal tax money3.2%

What stands out

25%

of Lyndon'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 taxes56%

Property tax
55%$4.1 million
Other taxes
1.5%$110 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$110 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$872 thousand
  • Water$665 thousand
  • Other service charges$179 thousand
  • Road charges$159 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.2%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
3.2%$236 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$819 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$308 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking29%Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Parks, recreation and libraries4.8%All other spending8.0%

What stands out

15%

of Lyndon'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%

Roads, transit and parking
29%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
Running the government and other costs
28%$1.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$990 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$754 thousand
  • Government buildings$65 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$62 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$60 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$740 thousand
  • Fire protection$344 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$1.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$688 thousand
  • Water supply$349 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.8%$338 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$250 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$88 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.3%$303 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$303 thousand
Interest on debt
3.7%$256 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$151 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$105 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lyndon. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Town of Lyndon 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.