Town government · Rutland County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rutland took in $4.0 million and spent $4.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes66%Fees for services (sewer, water)23%State tax money6.6%Fines and other4.9%

What stands out

32%

of Rutland's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes66%

Property tax
34%$1.3 million
Sales tax
32%$1.3 million

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$916 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$785 thousand
  • Water$84 thousand
  • Other service charges$47 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.6%

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

From the state
6.6%$262 thousand

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$126 thousand
Fines
1.8%$70 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking32%Running the government and other costs24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Parks, recreation and libraries4.4%Interest on debt1.8%

What stands out

19%

of Rutland'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
32%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$378 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$266 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$219 thousand
  • Government buildings$215 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$866 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$857 thousand
  • Water supply$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$831 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$599 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$163 thousand
  • Fire protection$69 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.4%$200 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$200 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$79 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Rutland. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. 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 Rutland 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.