Town government · Caledonia County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sheffield took in $1.0 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes100%

What stands out

100%

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

Town taxes100%

Property tax
100%$1.0 million

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments73%Roads, transit and parking18%Running the government and other costs6.1%Police, fire, courts and jails2.6%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

73%

of Sheffield's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
73%$864 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$864 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$210 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$210 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.1%$72 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$53 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.6%$31 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$28 thousand
  • Police$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Sheffield. 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 Sheffield 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.