Town government · Chittenden County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Shelburne took in $10.1 million and spent $9.4 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 taxes80%Fees for services (road charges, parks and recreation)12%Fines and other4.5%State tax money3.1%

What stands out

12%

of Shelburne's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes80%

Property tax
80%$8.1 million

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 4 more
  • Other service charges$721 thousand
  • Road charges$194 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$175 thousand
  • Sewer$52 thousand
  • Water$51 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.1%

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

From the state
3.1%$316 thousand

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$453 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Roads, transit and parking16%Parks, recreation and libraries9.6%Health and hospitals5.1%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

31%

of Shelburne's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
37%$3.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$779 thousand
  • Government buildings$372 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$60 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$2.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.4 million
  • Fire protection$400 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$136 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.6%$900 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$509 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$391 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.1%$481 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$481 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.2%$115 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$115 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$41 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$41 thousand
Social services
0.2%$18 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Shelburne. 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 Shelburne 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.