Town government · Bennington County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Winhall took in $5.3 million and spent $4.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes93%State tax money4.7%Fines and other1.5%Fees for services0.6%

What stands out

89%

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

Town taxes93%

Property tax
89%$4.7 million
Other taxes
3.8%$200 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$200 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$33 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$33 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%$245 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$70 thousand
Fines
0.1%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Roads, transit and parking26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.5%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%

What stands out

28%

of Winhall's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
38%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.0 million
  • Government buildings$273 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$168 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$64 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.0 million
  • Fire protection$112 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.5%$299 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$299 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$21 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Winhall. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of Winhall 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.