Town government · Grand Isle County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), South Hero took in $3.4 million and spent $819 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes96%State tax money3.6%

What stands out

96%

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

Town taxes96%

Property tax
96%$3.3 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money3.6%

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

From the state
3.6%$125 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Roads, transit and parking36%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Running the government and other costs19%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.5%

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
36%$294 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$294 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$258 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$138 thousand
  • Fire protection$120 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$158 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)$84 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$57 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$105 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$85 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$4 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of South Hero. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. 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 South Hero 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.