Town government · Washington County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Plainfield took in $804 thousand and spent $2.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Town taxes53%State tax money39%Fines and other7.8%

Town taxes53%

Property tax
53%$425 thousand

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$316 thousand

Fines and other7.8%

Interest, rents and other
7.8%$63 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Roads, transit and parking36%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Parks, recreation and libraries6.4%Interest on debt0.7%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

6.4%

of Plainfield'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%

Running the government and other costs
37%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$665 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$237 thousand
  • Government buildings$99 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$39 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$36 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
36%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$575 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$461 thousand
  • Fire protection$112 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.4%$185 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$169 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$20 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$16 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$16 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Plainfield. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Plainfield 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.