Town government · Rutland County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Wallingford took in $1.3 million and spent $1.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes72%State tax money11%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)7.5%Federal tax money6.0%Fines and other3.7%

What stands out

7.5%

of Wallingford's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes72%

Property tax
71%$936 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other licenses$8 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.5%

Fees for services
7.5%$98 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; other government-run businesses and 2 more
  • Other service charges$36 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$24 thousand
  • Garbage collection$20 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.0%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
6.0%$79 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$142 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$25 thousand
Fines
1.8%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Roads, transit and parking39%Parks, recreation and libraries9.0%Police, fire, courts and jails5.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.5%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

9%

of Wallingford'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%

Running the government and other costs
42%$491 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$288 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$174 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$20 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
39%$466 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$466 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.0%$106 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$62 thousand
  • Libraries$44 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.6%$66 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$66 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.5%$30 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$30 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.6%$19 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$19 thousand
Social services
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Wallingford. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. 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 Wallingford 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.