Town government · Franklin County, VT

St. Albans's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), St. Albans took in $5.0 million and spent $4.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes95%State tax money4.9%Fines and other0.2%Fees for services (parks and recreation)0.1%

What stands out

20%

of St. Albans' money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes95%

Property tax
75%$3.7 million
Sales tax
20%$996 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.1%

Fees for services
0.1%$7 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.9%

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

From the state
4.9%$242 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Roads, transit and parking27%Parks, recreation and libraries7.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.2%

What stands out

31%

of St. Albans' 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
34%$1.5 million
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)$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$241 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$63 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$994 thousand
  • Fire protection$312 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.5%$319 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$163 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$156 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$10 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$10 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of St. Albans. 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 St. Albans 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.