Town government · Franklin County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Swanton took in $3.7 million and spent $932 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes82%State tax money16%Fines and other1.9%

What stands out

82%

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

Town taxes82%

Property tax
82%$3.0 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$609 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$69 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments29%Running the government and other costs29%Roads, transit and parking28%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Interest on debt1.9%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

29%

of Swanton's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
29%$269 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$269 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$267 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$163 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$104 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$263 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$263 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$96 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$96 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$18 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.5%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$5 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Swanton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. 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 Swanton 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.