Town government · Orange County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Topsham took in $2.7 million and spent $1.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes87%State tax money9.0%Fees for services3.6%Fines and other0.1%

What stands out

87%

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

Town taxes87%

Property tax
87%$2.3 million
Other taxes
0.2%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and motor vehicle licenses
  • Other licenses$4 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.6%

Fees for services
3.6%$97 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and other government-run businesses
  • Other service charges$88 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.0%

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

From the state
9.0%$239 thousand

Fines and other0.1%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$2 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking59%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.8%

What stands out

7.8%

of Topsham'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%

Roads, transit and parking
59%$613 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$613 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$233 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$120 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$73 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$30 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$112 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$112 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.8%$81 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$81 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Topsham. 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 Topsham 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.