Town government · Washington County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Moretown took in $1.8 million and spent $2.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes63%State tax money15%Federal tax money14%Fees for services8.5%

What stands out

14%

of Moretown's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes63%

Property tax
63%$1.1 million

Fees for services8.5%

Fees for services
8.5%$153 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and other government-run businesses
  • Other service charges$150 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$249 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$270 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking69%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails3.1%Interest on debt1.1%Health and hospitals0.1%

What stands out

69%

of Moretown's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
69%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Running the government and other costs
26%$641 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$406 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$235 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.1%$76 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$76 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$28 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Moretown. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Moretown 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.