Town government · Chittenden County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Milton took in $16.5 million and spent $14.0 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 taxes59%Fees for services (water, sewer)25%State tax money8.9%Fines and other4.6%Federal tax money2.4%

What stands out

25%

of Milton's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Town taxes59%

Property tax
57%$9.4 million
Other taxes
2.4%$401 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$401 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$4.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 1 more
  • Other service charges$1.7 million
  • Water$1.3 million
  • Sewer$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.4%

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

From the federal government
2.4%$389 thousand

State tax money8.9%

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

From the state
8.9%$1.5 million

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$686 thousand
Fines
0.5%$78 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails26%Roads, transit and parking24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Running the government and other costs20%Interest on debt4.6%All other spending4.5%

What stands out

21%

of Milton's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 4.5%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$3.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$2.6 million
  • Fire protection$977 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$3.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$3.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$1.8 million
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$2.9 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$939 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$815 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$684 thousand
  • Government buildings$417 thousand
Interest on debt
4.6%$636 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$621 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.4%$621 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$320 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$301 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Milton. 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 Milton 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.