City government · Chittenden County, VT

South Burlington's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), South Burlington took in $100 million and spent $43.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

City taxes73%Fees for services (water, sewer)19%State tax money7.5%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

67%

of South Burlington's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

City taxes73%

Property tax
67%$67.5 million
Other taxes
5.3%$5.3 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$5.3 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$18.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 3 more
  • Water$9.3 million
  • Other service charges$4.9 million
  • Sewer$3.5 million
  • Road charges$765 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$135 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.5%

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

From the state
7.5%$7.5 million

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$1.3 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries4.9%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

25%

of South Burlington's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$13.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$7.6 million
  • Sewer systems$5.3 million
Running the government and other costs
25%$10.9 million
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)$10.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$844 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$10.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$5.8 million
  • Fire protection$4.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$330 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$5.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.9%$2.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
  • Libraries$874 thousand
Social services
1.9%$838 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$838 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$247 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$222 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$222 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of South Burlington. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. 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 City of South Burlington 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.