Town government · Caledonia County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Waterford took in $1.4 million and spent $1.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes66%State tax money28%Fees for services (garbage collection)3.7%Fines and other1.8%

What stands out

3.7%

of Waterford'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 taxes66%

Property tax
64%$892 thousand
Other taxes
2.1%$29 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.7%

Fees for services
3.7%$52 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$31 thousand
  • Other service charges$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$389 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$24 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking56%Running the government and other costs22%Housing and community development8.9%Police, fire, courts and jails8.4%Parks, recreation and libraries2.8%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

8.9%

of Waterford's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
56%$914 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$914 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$356 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$307 thousand
  • Government buildings$19 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$18 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$12 thousand
Housing and community development
8.9%$147 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.4%$138 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$83 thousand
  • Police$55 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$46 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$34 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.0%$33 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$33 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Social services
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Waterford. 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 Waterford 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.