Town government · Bennington County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Manchester took in $9.5 million and spent $7.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes63%Fees for services (water, sewer)16%Fines and other14%State tax money6.6%

What stands out

16%

of Manchester'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 taxes63%

Property tax
46%$4.4 million
Sales tax
10%$960 thousand
Other taxes
6.5%$613 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$594 thousand
  • Other licenses$8 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$916 thousand
  • Sewer$324 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$145 thousand
  • Other service charges$141 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$28 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.6%

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

From the state
6.6%$625 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$1.3 million
Fines
0.1%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking26%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Parks, recreation and libraries11%All other spending4.7%

What stands out

12%

of Manchester'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
26%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$152 thousand
  • Government buildings$29 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$114 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$819 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$447 thousand
  • Water supply$323 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$49 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$745 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$447 thousand
  • Libraries$298 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.4%$167 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$167 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$127 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$94 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$33 thousand
Social services
0.5%$34 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$34 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Manchester. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of Manchester 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.