Town government · Washington County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Warren took in $16.6 million and spent $3.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes96%County and local tax money3.3%Fees for services (sewer)0.9%Fines and other0.1%

What stands out

96%

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

Town taxes96%

Property tax
96%$15.9 million

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$154 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$77 thousand
  • Other service charges$77 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money3.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.3%$542 thousand

Fines and other0.1%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$15 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Roads, transit and parking69%Running the government and other costs16%Parks, recreation and libraries5.3%Police, fire, courts and jails5.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.0%Interest on debt0.9%

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
69%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$502 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$163 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$136 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$108 thousand
  • Government buildings$95 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.3%$166 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$118 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$48 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.0%$156 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$98 thousand
  • Police$55 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.0%$123 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$106 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$12 thousand
  • Water supply$5 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$29 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Warren. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Warren 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.