Town government · Addison County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Middlebury took in $19.2 million and spent $11.1 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 taxes52%Fees for services (sewer, water)34%Fines and other11%State tax money3.4%

What stands out

34%

of Middlebury'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 taxes52%

Property tax
44%$8.4 million
Sales tax
7.1%$1.4 million
Other taxes
0.8%$150 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$139 thousand
  • Other licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$6.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$3.0 million
  • Water$1.9 million
  • Other service charges$1.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$236 thousand
  • Garbage collection$22 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$5 thousand

State tax money3.4%

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

From the state
3.4%$650 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
10%$2.0 million
Fines
0.3%$66 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Roads, transit and parking30%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Social services1.9%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

11%

of Middlebury'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%

Running the government and other costs
37%$4.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$503 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$336 thousand
  • Government buildings$138 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
30%$3.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$2.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Fire protection$260 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$17 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$717 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$449 thousand
Social services
1.9%$214 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$214 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$114 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$114 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$19 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Middlebury. 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 Middlebury 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.