Town government · Rutland County, VT

Middletown Springs's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Middletown Springs took in $960 thousand and spent $961 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes83%State tax money13%Fines and other3.9%

What stands out

82%

of Middletown Springs' money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes83%

Property tax
82%$790 thousand
Other taxes
1.1%$11 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$122 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$36 thousand
Fines
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking47%Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.3%Parks, recreation and libraries2.9%

What stands out

5.3%

of Middletown Springs' 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
47%$453 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$453 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$300 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$170 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$56 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$40 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$34 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$129 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$105 thousand
  • Police$19 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.3%$51 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$51 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$28 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$28 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Middletown Springs. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Middletown Springs 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.