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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Burlington took in $21.6 million and spent $25.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes41%Fees for services (sewer, water)39%Fines and other9.9%State tax money7.2%County and local tax money2.4%Federal tax money0.7%

What stands out

38%

of Burlington's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

City taxes41%

Property tax
38%$8.3 million
Other taxes
3.1%$671 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$286 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$264 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$121 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$8.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more
  • Sewer$3.6 million
  • Water$2.8 million
  • Other service charges$1.0 million
  • Airport$906 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand
  • Parking$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$154 thousand

State tax money7.2%

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

From the state
7.2%$1.6 million

County and local tax money2.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.4%$516 thousand

Fines and other9.9%

Interest, rents and other
9.0%$2.0 million
Fines
0.8%$179 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Roads, transit and parking24%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Running the government and other costs17%Parks, recreation and libraries5.5%All other spending7.7%

What stands out

24%

of Burlington's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$6.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$3.5 million
  • Water supply$2.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$649 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$6.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$5.2 million
  • Airports$1.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$4.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.6 million
  • Fire protection$952 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$247 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$142 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$4.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$706 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$395 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.5%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$758 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$652 thousand
Interest on debt
4.1%$1.0 million
Health and hospitals
3.6%$923 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$923 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Burlington. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Burlington 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.