City government · Addison County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Vergennes took in $6.5 million and spent $6.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes39%Fines and other26%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)20%State tax money15%

What stands out

26%

of Vergennes' money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes39%

Property tax
39%$2.6 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$1.2 million
  • Other service charges$58 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$952 thousand

Fines and other26%

Interest, rents and other
26%$1.7 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Roads, transit and parking18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Parks, recreation and libraries9.0%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

24%

of Vergennes' spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
35%$2.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$638 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$51 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$921 thousand
  • Fire protection$697 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$810 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$712 thousand
  • Water supply$98 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.0%$599 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$544 thousand
  • Libraries$55 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$78 thousand
Social services
0.4%$29 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$29 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$23 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$23 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Vergennes. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Vergennes 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.