Town government · Washington County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Roxbury took in $4.7 million and spent $1.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes97%State tax money2.7%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

97%

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

Town taxes97%

Property tax
97%$4.6 million

State tax money2.7%

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

From the state
2.7%$127 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Fines
0.3%$15 thousand

Where it goes

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

Roads, transit and parking64%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails4.9%Parks, recreation and libraries3.7%Interest on debt1.0%Social services<0.1%

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
64%$693 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$693 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$284 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$250 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$26 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.9%$53 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$53 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.7%$40 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$40 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$11 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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