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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Burlington took in $531 thousand and spent $350 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money36%Fees for services (water, sewer)30%Fines and other14%County and local tax money12%Federal tax money5.6%Town taxes3.0%

What stands out

12%

of Burlington's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes3.0%

Property tax
2.3%$12 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$157 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$112 thousand
  • Sewer$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.6%

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

From the federal government
5.6%$30 thousand

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$191 thousand

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
12%$63 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$74 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs55%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries4.9%

What stands out

55%

of Burlington's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
55%$192 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$132 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$60 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$100 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$88 thousand
  • Sewer systems$12 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$41 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$41 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.9%$17 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$17 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 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 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.