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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lyndon took in $809 thousand and spent $583 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes67%State tax money18%Federal tax money10%County and local tax money3.5%Fines and other0.7%Fees for services (road charges)0.4%

What stands out

10%

of Lyndon's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes67%

Property tax
65%$526 thousand
Other taxes
2.0%$16 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$14 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and other service charges
  • Road charges$2 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$82 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$148 thousand

County and local tax money3.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.5%$28 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$5 thousand
Fines
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking49%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Running the government and other costs19%Health and hospitals1.2%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

31%

of Lyndon'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%

Roads, transit and parking
49%$285 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$285 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$181 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$166 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
  • Police$5 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$5 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$109 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$60 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$24 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$13 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lyndon. 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 Lyndon 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.