Town government · Caledonia County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), St. Johnsbury took in $13.7 million and spent $12.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (road charges, sewer)62%Town taxes24%State tax money11%Fines and other3.7%

What stands out

62%

of St. Johnsbury'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 taxes24%

Property tax
22%$3.0 million
Other taxes
1.6%$215 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$215 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services62%

Fees for services
62%$8.4 million
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges; other service charges and 4 more
  • Road charges$3.2 million
  • Other service charges$2.1 million
  • Sewer$1.6 million
  • Water$1.3 million
  • Parking$91 thousand
  • Garbage collection$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$1.5 million

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$410 thousand
Fines
0.7%$93 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking31%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Running the government and other costs17%Parks, recreation and libraries2.5%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

19%

of St. Johnsbury'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
31%$4.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$4.0 million
  • Parking$74 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$3.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Fire protection$1.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$105 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$104 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$2.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$37 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$2.2 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)$663 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$242 thousand
  • Government buildings$67 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$318 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$318 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$283 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$199 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$84 thousand
Housing and community development
1.7%$219 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of St. Johnsbury. 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 Town of St. Johnsbury 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.