Town government · Windham County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Townshend took in $953 thousand and spent $891 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 taxes100%

What stands out

100%

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

Town taxes100%

Property tax
100%$953 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking46%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.9%Parks, recreation and libraries7.2%All other spending9.4%

What stands out

7.9%

of Townshend'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
46%$414 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$414 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$146 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$76 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$70 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$113 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$79 thousand
  • Police$26 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.9%$70 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$70 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.2%$64 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$64 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.2%$46 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$46 thousand
Interest on debt
4.3%$38 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Townshend. 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 Townshend 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.