Town government · Addison County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Orwell took in $1.7 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes51%State tax money37%Fees for services (sewer)4.4%County and local tax money4.3%Fines and other3.7%

What stands out

37%

of Orwell's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes51%

Property tax
51%$856 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.4%

Fees for services
4.4%$74 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$74 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$621 thousand

County and local tax money4.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.3%$72 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$57 thousand
Fines
0.3%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking57%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails8.4%Parks, recreation and libraries5.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.8%All other spending4.6%

What stands out

5.1%

of Orwell's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
57%$830 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$830 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$299 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$221 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$24 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$23 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$19 thousand
  • Government buildings$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.4%$123 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$110 thousand
  • Police$11 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.1%$74 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$58 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.8%$71 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$71 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.4%$35 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$35 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$18 thousand
Social services
1.0%$14 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Orwell. 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 Orwell 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.