Town government · Orleans County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Westfield took in $1.9 million and spent $52 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes88%State tax money8.5%Fines and other2.7%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.8%

What stands out

87%

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

Town taxes88%

Property tax
87%$1.6 million
Other taxes
1.2%$22 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$16 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.5%

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

From the state
8.5%$160 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$51 thousand

Where it goes

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

Running the government and other costs40%Roads, transit and parking37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Parks, recreation and libraries3.8%

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
40%$21 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$9 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
37%$19 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$19 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$10 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Westfield. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Westfield 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.