Town government · Windham County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Windham took in $2.5 million and spent $2.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes96%State tax money3.9%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

96%

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

Town taxes96%

Property tax
96%$2.4 million

State tax money3.9%

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

From the state
3.9%$97 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs66%Roads, transit and parking28%Police, fire, courts and jails3.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.9%Environment and natural resources0.8%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

66%

of Windham's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
66%$1.6 million
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)$1.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$182 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$47 thousand
  • Government buildings$30 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$684 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$684 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.2%$79 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$55 thousand
  • Police$11 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$22 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$22 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$20 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$20 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$11 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Social services
0.2%$6 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Windham. 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 Windham 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.