Village government · Franklin County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Swanton took in $13.0 million and spent $12.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)71%Village taxes13%State tax money6.8%Fines and other5.6%County and local tax money4.4%

What stands out

71%

of Swanton's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Village taxes13%

Property tax
13%$1.7 million

Fees for services71%

Fees for services
71%$9.2 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 1 more
  • Electric power$7.3 million
  • Sewer$921 thousand
  • Water$921 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.8%

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

From the state
6.8%$880 thousand

County and local tax money4.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.4%$569 thousand

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
5.6%$729 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities66%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking5.4%Interest on debt1.8%Parks, recreation and libraries0.7%

What stands out

66%

of Swanton's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
66%$8.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 1 more
  • Electric power$6.4 million
  • Water supply$897 thousand
  • Sewer systems$758 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Fire protection$385 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Government buildings$752 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$592 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.4%$663 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$663 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$219 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on electric power debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on electric power debt$131 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$80 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$82 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$82 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Swanton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Village 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.