Town government · Rutland County, VT

West Rutland's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), West Rutland took in $2.8 million and spent $3.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes57%Fees for services (sewer, water)32%State tax money9.2%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

32%

of West Rutland'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 taxes57%

Property tax
57%$1.6 million
Other taxes
0.1%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$902 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$465 thousand
  • Water$434 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.2%

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

From the state
9.2%$255 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$25 thousand
Fines
0.3%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking39%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails8.8%Interest on debt5.3%All other spending4.0%

What stands out

24%

of West Rutland'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
39%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
  • Public transit$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$853 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$438 thousand
  • Sewer systems$415 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$661 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$284 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$175 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$114 thousand
  • Government buildings$88 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.8%$310 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$212 thousand
  • Police$98 thousand
Interest on debt
5.3%$188 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$139 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$89 thousand
  • Libraries$50 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of West Rutland. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of West Rutland 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.