Town government · Rutland County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Poultney took in $3.8 million and spent $2.7 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 taxes62%Fines and other32%State tax money5.3%Fees for services (parks and recreation)1.0%

What stands out

32%

of Poultney's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes62%

Property tax
58%$2.2 million
Other taxes
3.5%$134 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$134 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$37 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$32 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.3%

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

From the state
5.3%$205 thousand

Fines and other32%

Interest, rents and other
32%$1.2 million

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking34%Running the government and other costs23%Parks, recreation and libraries17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Police, fire, courts and jails9.8%All other spending4.7%

What stands out

17%

of Poultney'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
34%$906 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$906 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$628 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$313 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$147 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$124 thousand
  • Government buildings$34 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
17%$447 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$257 thousand
  • Libraries$190 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$304 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$304 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.8%$262 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$155 thousand
  • Police$97 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.6%$95 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$95 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$13 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$13 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$12 thousand
Social services
0.1%$4 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$4 thousand
Schools and colleges
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$1 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Poultney. 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 Poultney 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.