Town government · Orange County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Strafford took in $4.8 million and spent $1.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Town taxes89%State tax money11%

What stands out

89%

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

Town taxes89%

Property tax
89%$4.3 million

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$512 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking77%Running the government and other costs8.3%Police, fire, courts and jails6.9%Health and hospitals2.9%Parks, recreation and libraries1.9%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

77%

of Strafford's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
77%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Running the government and other costs
8.3%$145 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$86 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$35 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$14 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.9%$121 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$51 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$45 thousand
  • Police$25 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.9%$51 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$51 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$34 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$34 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.8%$31 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$31 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Strafford. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Strafford 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.