Town government · Franklin County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sheldon took in $1.6 million and spent $1.9 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 taxes65%Fees for services (water, sewer)28%State tax money7.1%

What stands out

28%

of Sheldon'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 taxes65%

Property tax
65%$1.0 million

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$439 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 1 more
  • Other service charges$218 thousand
  • Water$139 thousand
  • Sewer$82 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.1%

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

From the state
7.1%$112 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking42%Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.5%Parks, recreation and libraries2.0%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

7.5%

of Sheldon'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
42%$802 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$802 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$638 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$612 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$26 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$256 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$206 thousand
  • Police$50 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.5%$143 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$79 thousand
  • Water supply$62 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$39 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$32 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$35 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Sheldon. 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 Sheldon 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.