Town government · Washington County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Northfield took in $12.9 million and spent $9.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)67%Town taxes29%Fines and other2.7%State tax money1.4%

What stands out

67%

of Northfield'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 taxes29%

Property tax
29%$3.7 million
Sales tax
0.1%$16 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$11 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other licenses$9 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services67%

Fees for services
67%$8.6 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; other service charges and 5 more
  • Electric power$4.8 million
  • Other service charges$1.5 million
  • Water$1.3 million
  • Sewer$931 thousand
  • Road charges$55 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$24 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.4%

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

From the state
1.4%$174 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$324 thousand
Fines
0.2%$26 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities57%Roads, transit and parking13%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Running the government and other costs7.9%Health and hospitals5.1%All other spending4.0%

What stands out

57%

of Northfield's 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
57%$5.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Electric power$3.8 million
  • Sewer systems$889 thousand
  • Water supply$570 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$128 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.9%$738 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$351 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$278 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$69 thousand
  • Government buildings$40 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.1%$474 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$474 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$209 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$150 thousand
  • Libraries$59 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.7%$155 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$155 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Northfield. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. 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 Northfield 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.