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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Vermont took in $688 thousand and spent $720 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes73%State tax money20%Federal tax money6.7%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.7%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

6.7%

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

Town taxes73%

Property tax
68%$471 thousand
Other taxes
4.1%$28 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$5 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$4 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.7%

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

From the federal government
6.7%$46 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$136 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking70%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Running the government and other costs14%Health and hospitals0.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.6%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

15%

of Vermont'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
70%$501 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$501 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$105 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$89 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$16 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$98 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)$38 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$31 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$18 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.6%$4 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$3 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Vermont. 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 Vermont 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.