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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Burlington took in $3.6 million and spent $3.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes56%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)14%State tax money13%Federal tax money9.6%Fines and other7.8%

What stands out

14%

of Burlington's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes56%

Property tax
49%$1.8 million
Other taxes
6.7%$240 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$129 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$111 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$494 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; road charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$483 thousand
  • Road charges$5 thousand
  • Other service charges$5 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.6%

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

From the federal government
9.6%$343 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$456 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other7.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$195 thousand
Fines
2.4%$84 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Roads, transit and parking26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Running the government and other costs18%Health and hospitals3.0%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

19%

of Burlington's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$1.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$709 thousand
  • Fire protection$212 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$58 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$48 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$757 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$757 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$549 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$549 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$520 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$250 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$127 thousand
  • Government buildings$94 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$49 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.0%$88 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$88 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$20 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Burlington. 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 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.