Town government · Lamoille County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Morristown took in $10.3 million and spent $9.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes81%State tax money8.4%Fines and other6.9%Fees for services3.3%

What stands out

80%

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

Town taxes81%

Property tax
80%$8.2 million
Other taxes
1.5%$155 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses and other licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$102 thousand
  • Other licenses$53 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.3%

Fees for services
3.3%$340 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and other government-run businesses
  • Other service charges$335 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.4%

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

From the state
8.4%$868 thousand

Fines and other6.9%

Interest, rents and other
6.0%$620 thousand
Fines
0.9%$95 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Running the government and other costs30%Roads, transit and parking28%Parks, recreation and libraries6.2%Interest on debt1.7%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

34%

of Morristown's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$3.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$30 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$2.7 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$900 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$889 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$686 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$193 thousand
  • Government buildings$81 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$2.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.2%$569 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$313 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$256 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$156 thousand
Social services
0.4%$38 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$38 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$26 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$26 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$6 thousand
Schools and colleges
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$3 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Morristown. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Town of Morristown 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.