Town government · Windham County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Wardsboro took in $1.4 million and spent $1.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes84%State tax money9.2%Fees for services (garbage collection)5.0%Fines and other1.3%Federal tax money0.7%

What stands out

83%

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

Town taxes84%

Property tax
83%$1.1 million
Sales tax
0.4%$5 thousand

Fees for services5.0%

Fees for services
5.0%$69 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$54 thousand
  • Other service charges$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$10 thousand

State tax money9.2%

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

From the state
9.2%$127 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking68%Running the government and other costs11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.3%Parks, recreation and libraries4.7%Police, fire, courts and jails4.4%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

8.3%

of Wardsboro'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
68%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$204 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$76 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$70 thousand
  • Government buildings$30 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$21 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.3%$150 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$150 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.7%$84 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$82 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.4%$80 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$80 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.8%$32 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$32 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.2%$21 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Wardsboro. 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 Town of Wardsboro 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.