Town government · Windham County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Stratton took in $2.4 million and spent $3.2 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 taxes86%State tax money11%Fees for services2.3%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

86%

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

Town taxes86%

Property tax
86%$2.0 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses and other licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.3%

Fees for services
2.3%$55 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$55 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%$268 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Fines
0.3%$6 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.2%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs43%Roads, transit and parking42%Parks, recreation and libraries6.6%Police, fire, courts and jails5.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.3%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

6.6%

of Stratton's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
43%$1.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$104 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$29 thousand
  • Government buildings$26 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
42%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.6%$215 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$204 thousand
  • Libraries$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.0%$163 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$152 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.3%$73 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$73 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$19 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$19 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$7 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Stratton. 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 Stratton 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.