Town government · Addison County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ripton took in $885 thousand and spent $622 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes45%Fines and other22%State tax money19%Federal tax money15%

What stands out

22%

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

Town taxes45%

Property tax
44%$393 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money15%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
15%$130 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$165 thousand

Fines and other22%

Interest, rents and other
22%$195 thousand
Fines
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking70%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails7.1%Sent to other local governments0.2%

What stands out

70%

of Ripton's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
70%$433 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$433 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$144 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$85 thousand
  • Government buildings$37 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$22 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.1%$44 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$36 thousand
  • Police$7 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ripton. 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 Ripton 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.