Town government · Windsor County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), West Windsor took in $5.4 million and spent $606 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes97%State tax money3.2%Fines and other<0.1%

What stands out

97%

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

Town taxes97%

Property tax
97%$5.3 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money3.2%

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

From the state
3.2%$171 thousand

Fines and other<0.1%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$5 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 parking41%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Interest on debt13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.2%

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
41%$248 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$248 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$166 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$100 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$59 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$113 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$103 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
Interest on debt
13%$78 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of West Windsor. 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 West Windsor 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.