Town government · Caledonia County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Peacham took in $3.4 million and spent $3.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes84%State tax money13%Fines and other1.8%Fees for services (garbage collection)1.3%

What stands out

84%

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

Town taxes84%

Property tax
84%$2.8 million

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$43 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$432 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$60 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments61%Roads, transit and parking18%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails4.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.3%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

61%

of Peacham's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
61%$1.9 million
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$1.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
18%$554 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$554 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$468 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$423 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$45 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.5%$141 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$141 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$42 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$42 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Peacham. 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 Peacham 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.