Town government · Washington County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Waitsfield took in $3.5 million and spent $1.3 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 taxes92%Fees for services (road charges)4.8%State tax money2.1%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

92%

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

Town taxes92%

Property tax
92%$3.2 million

Fees for services4.8%

Fees for services
4.8%$169 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$168 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.1%

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

From the state
2.1%$76 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$48 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking39%Running the government and other costs35%Interest on debt16%Police, fire, courts and jails8.2%Parks, recreation and libraries0.9%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

16%

of Waitsfield's spending goes to interest on debt.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
39%$521 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$521 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$466 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$197 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$138 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$131 thousand
Interest on debt
16%$212 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.2%$108 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$80 thousand
  • Police$28 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$12 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Waitsfield. 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 Waitsfield 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.