Town government · Lamoille County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Stowe took in $40.7 million and spent $34.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)54%Town taxes33%Fines and other9.0%State tax money3.4%

What stands out

54%

of Stowe'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 taxes33%

Property tax
28%$11.6 million
Other taxes
4.8%$2.0 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.6 million
  • Other licenses$355 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services54%

Fees for services
54%$22.2 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 2 more
  • Electric power$17.0 million
  • Sewer$2.1 million
  • Water$1.7 million
  • Other service charges$1.3 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.4%

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

From the state
3.4%$1.4 million

Fines and other9.0%

Interest, rents and other
8.9%$3.6 million
Fines
<0.1%$35 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities52%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking9.7%Parks, recreation and libraries7.0%All other spending5.0%

What stands out

52%

of Stowe'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
52%$17.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$15.3 million
  • Sewer systems$1.5 million
  • Water supply$824 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$4.6 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$1.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.0 million
  • Government buildings$556 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$21 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$4.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$3.7 million
  • Fire protection$654 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.7%$3.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.0%$2.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.9 million
  • Libraries$470 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.5%$868 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$868 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$626 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on electric power debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$381 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$232 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$13 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$99 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$66 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$66 thousand
Social services
0.2%$59 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$59 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Stowe. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. 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 Stowe 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.