Town government · Bennington County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Rupert took in $2.6 million and spent $1.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes92%State tax money6.8%Fines and other1.3%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.3%

What stands out

91%

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

Town taxes92%

Property tax
91%$2.4 million
Other taxes
0.5%$13 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$8 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.8%

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

From the state
6.8%$178 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$33 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking70%Running the government and other costs16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Parks, recreation and libraries1.0%

What stands out

13%

of Rupert'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
70%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$237 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$229 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$182 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$182 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$15 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Rupert. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. 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 Rupert 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.