Town government · Orange County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Williamstown took in $3.3 million and spent $3.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes56%Fees for services (sewer, water)39%State tax money4.7%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

39%

of Williamstown'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 taxes56%

Property tax
56%$1.9 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 2 more
  • Other service charges$835 thousand
  • Sewer$222 thousand
  • Water$195 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$57 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.7%

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

From the state
4.7%$156 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking37%Running the government and other costs29%Health and hospitals11%Police, fire, courts and jails9.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.7%All other spending5.1%

What stands out

11%

of Williamstown's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
37%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
29%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$510 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$416 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$62 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$62 thousand
Health and hospitals
11%$398 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$398 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.0%$327 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$218 thousand
  • Police$109 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.7%$317 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$186 thousand
  • Water supply$131 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$95 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$95 thousand
Interest on debt
2.5%$91 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Williamstown. 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 Williamstown 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.