Town government · Rockingham County, VA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Dayton took in $4.9 million and spent $4.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)84%Town taxes11%Fines and other2.5%Federal tax money2.2%

What stands out

84%

of Dayton's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Town taxes11%

Sales tax
8.9%$436 thousand
Property tax
2.5%$124 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services84%

Fees for services
84%$4.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$2.4 million
  • Water$1.5 million
  • Garbage collection$139 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.2%

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

From the federal government
2.2%$107 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$75 thousand
Fines
0.9%$46 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities67%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Parks, recreation and libraries2.2%

What stands out

67%

of Dayton's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
67%$3.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.7 million
  • Water supply$875 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$402 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$708 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$708 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$647 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$647 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$99 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$99 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Dayton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Dayton 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.