Town government · Essex County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Victory took in $224 thousand and spent $88 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 taxes91%Fees for services (water)4.9%State tax money3.6%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

91%

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

Town taxes91%

Property tax
91%$204 thousand

Fees for services4.9%

Fees for services
4.9%$11 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater
  • Water$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.6%

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

From the state
3.6%$8 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking27%Running the government and other costs26%Parks, recreation and libraries18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Police, fire, courts and jails9.1%All other spending9.1%

What stands out

18%

of Victory's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
27%$24 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$24 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$23 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$5 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
18%$16 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$8 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$9 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$7 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.1%$8 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$7 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Environment and natural resources
6.8%$6 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.3%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Victory. 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 Victory 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.