Town government · Chittenden County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Westford took in $2.2 million and spent $2.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes83%Fines and other8.9%State tax money6.6%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)1.7%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

8.2%

of Westford's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes83%

Property tax
81%$1.8 million
Other taxes
1.1%$25 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.7%

Fees for services
1.7%$37 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$25 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$11 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.3%$6 thousand

State tax money6.6%

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

From the state
6.6%$147 thousand

Fines and other8.9%

Interest, rents and other
8.2%$182 thousand
Fines
0.8%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking53%Running the government and other costs21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Police, fire, courts and jails6.2%Parks, recreation and libraries4.0%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

12%

of Westford'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
53%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$430 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)$327 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$92 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$258 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$258 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.2%$129 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$129 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$84 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$75 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.6%$33 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$33 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$17 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14 thousand
Social services
0.6%$13 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Westford. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. 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 Westford 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.