Town government · Windham County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Westminster took in $2.8 million and spent $2.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes82%State tax money15%Fines and other1.9%Fees for services (garbage collection)1.0%

What stands out

82%

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

Town taxes82%

Property tax
82%$2.3 million
Other taxes
0.3%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$28 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$20 thousand
  • Garbage collection$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$410 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$47 thousand
Fines
0.3%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking49%Running the government and other costs31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Police, fire, courts and jails6.7%Parks, recreation and libraries1.3%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

10%

of Westminster'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
49%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
31%$867 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$675 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$113 thousand
  • Government buildings$41 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$25 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$13 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$294 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$294 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.7%$187 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$187 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$36 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$23 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
Social services
1.0%$28 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$28 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$15 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Westminster. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Town of Westminster 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.