Town government · Fauquier County, VA

The Plains's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), The Plains took in $1.4 million and spent $109 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes100%

What stands out

92%

of The Plains' money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Town taxes100%

Property tax
92%$1.3 million
Other taxes
4.1%$58 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$58 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
3.6%$52 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Running the government and other costs59%Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
59%$64 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$32 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$32 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
41%$45 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$45 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of The Plains. 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 The Plains 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.