Village government · Bennington County, VT

Old Bennington's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Old Bennington took in $190 thousand and spent $84 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes75%State tax money24%Fines and other1.1%Fees for services0.5%

What stands out

75%

of Old Bennington's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Village taxes75%

Property tax
75%$142 thousand

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$45 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking51%Parks, recreation and libraries19%Sent to other local governments18%Running the government and other costs7.1%Police, fire, courts and jails4.8%

What stands out

18%

of Old Bennington's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
51%$43 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$43 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
19%$16 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
Sent to other local governments
18%$15 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$15 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.1%$6 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$5 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.8%$4 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Old Bennington. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Old Bennington 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.