Town government · Washington County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Waterbury took in $7.5 million and spent $7.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes59%State tax money21%Fees for services (parks and recreation)16%Fines and other4.2%

What stands out

16%

of Waterbury'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 taxes59%

Property tax
58%$4.3 million
Other taxes
1.4%$105 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$105 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$870 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$304 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$1.6 million

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$319 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking41%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Interest on debt2.0%All other spending4.0%

What stands out

15%

of Waterbury'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
41%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.2 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other government-run businesses and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Other government-run businesses$133 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$822 thousand
  • Police$388 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$619 thousand
  • Libraries$568 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$153 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.7%$134 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$134 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$95 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$95 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$38 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$38 thousand
Social services
0.5%$37 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$37 thousand
Schools and colleges
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Waterbury. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Town of Waterbury 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.