Town government · Bennington County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Pownal took in $770 thousand and spent $3.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes from Goes 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 taxes86%State tax money13%Fines and other0.1%

Town taxes86%

Property tax

86%$666 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state

13%$103 thousand

Fines and other0.1%

Interest, rents and other

0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking42%Running the government and other costs31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Police, fire, courts and jails7.2%Parks, recreation and libraries1.2%Health and hospitals0.5%

What stands out

18%

of Pownal's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking

42%$1.4 million

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$1.4 million

Running the government and other costs

31%$1.0 million

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$533 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$498 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

18%$577 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste

Sewer systems$392 thousand
Garbage and solid waste$185 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

7.2%$237 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police

Fire protection$138 thousand
Police$99 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

1.2%$40 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation

Libraries$35 thousand
Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Health and hospitals

0.5%$15 thousand

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$15 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Pownal. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Town of Pownal 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.