ZIP 05255 · Manchester, VT

Five governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 05255: the state, county, city or town and school district, and where each one's money comes from and goes.

Each government is shown for its own newest fiscal year on file, so the years differ. Figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, the government's own report, as named under Sources and more.

Where do my taxes go in 05255?
05255 is served by the State of Vermont, Bennington County, Taconic and Green Regional School District, Bennington-Rutland Supv Union and the Town of Manchester. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Vermont spent $9.58 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Bennington County spent $2.5 million (fiscal year ended January 31, 2024), Taconic and Green Regional School District spent $38.9 million, Bennington-Rutland Supv Union spent $21.5 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024) and Town of Manchester spent $7.0 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 05255?
Of the governments serving 05255, State of Vermont collected $1.31 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Town of Manchester collected $4.4 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024) and Bennington County collected $515 thousand (fiscal year ended January 31, 2024) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 05255.

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From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

See the full budget for: Bennington County, Manchester, Taconic and Green Regional School District and Bennington-Rutland Supv Union

Why not this year? Each figure is the newest year the U.S. Census Bureau has published for that government, so the years differ and are not the current year. Most governments post their current budget on their own website.

Where property tax goes in 05255

State of Vermont$1.31 billion

14% of its $9.04 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Town of Manchester$4.4 million

46% of its $9.5 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 · estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

Bennington County$515 thousand

28% of its $1.8 million in revenue · fiscal year ended January 31, 2024 · estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

These are each government's total property tax collections, not your bill. Your own bill is split by each government's tax rate, shown on your property tax bill.

Your county

Bennington County

$2.5 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended January 31, 2024. Estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

Where the money comes from

Fees for services39%County taxes28%Local tax money27%Fines and other4.4%State tax money1.2%

What stands out

27%

of Bennington County's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

Full Bennington County breakdown

County taxes28%

Property tax
28%$515 thousand

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$720 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$720 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.2%

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

From the state
1.2%$22 thousand

Local tax money27%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
27%$506 thousand

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$82 thousand
Bennington County page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails85%Running the government and other costs15%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

85%

of Bennington County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Full Bennington County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
85%$2.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$375 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$180 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$136 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$44 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$4 thousand
Bennington County page →

Your town

Town of Manchester

$7.0 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024. Estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

Where the money comes from

Town taxes63%Fees for services (water, sewer)16%Fines and other14%State tax money6.6%

What stands out

16%

of Manchester'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.

Full Manchester breakdown

Town taxes63%

Property tax
46%$4.4 million
Sales tax
10%$960 thousand
Other taxes
6.5%$613 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$594 thousand
  • Other licenses$8 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$916 thousand
  • Sewer$324 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$145 thousand
  • Other service charges$141 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$28 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.6%

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

From the state
6.6%$625 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$1.3 million
Fines
0.1%$11 thousand
Manchester page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking26%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Parks, recreation and libraries11%All other spending4.7%

What stands out

12%

of Manchester'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.

Full Manchester breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
26%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$1.7 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$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$152 thousand
  • Government buildings$29 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$114 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$819 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$447 thousand
  • Water supply$323 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$49 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$745 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$447 thousand
  • Libraries$298 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.4%$167 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$167 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$127 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$94 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$33 thousand
Social services
0.5%$34 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$34 thousand
Manchester page →

Your schools

Taconic and Green Regional School District

$38.9 million budget.

Where the money comes from

State tax money97%Fines and other1.5%County and local tax money0.9%Federal tax money0.5%Fees for services (school lunches)0.2%

What stands out

97%

of Taconic and Green Regional School District's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 59%.

Full Taconic and Green Regional School District breakdown

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$77 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches and other school charges
  • School lunches$74 thousand
  • Other school charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$193 thousand

State tax money97%

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

From the state
97%$34.8 million

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$324 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$526 thousand
Taconic and Green Regional School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges81%Sent to other local governments19%

What stands out

19%

of Taconic and Green Regional School District's spending goes to local governments.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 1.3%.

Full Taconic and Green Regional School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
81%$31.4 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$31.4 million
Sent to other local governments
19%$7.5 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$7.5 million
Interest on debt
<0.1%$18 thousand
Taconic and Green Regional School District page →

Bennington-Rutland Supv Union

$21.5 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State tax money63%County and local tax money30%Federal tax money6.0%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

6%

of Bennington-Rutland Supv Union's money comes from federal tax money.Most vocational schools and education service agencies get none.

Full Bennington-Rutland Supv Union breakdown

Federal tax money6.0%

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

From the federal government
6.0%$1.3 million

State tax money63%

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

From the state
63%$13.3 million

County and local tax money30%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
30%$6.4 million

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$163 thousand
Bennington-Rutland Supv Union page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges86%Sent to other local governments14%

What stands out

14%

of Bennington-Rutland Supv Union's spending goes to local governments.Most vocational schools and education service agencies spend nothing on this.

Full Bennington-Rutland Supv Union breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
86%$18.6 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$18.6 million
Sent to other local governments
14%$2.9 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$2.9 million
Bennington-Rutland Supv Union page →

Your state

State of Vermont

$9.58 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State taxes51%Federal tax money33%Fees for services (college tuition, university housing and dining)8.3%Fines and other7.0%
Full Vermont breakdown

What stands out

14%

of Vermont's money comes from property tax.Most state governments get none.

State taxes51%

Property tax
14%$1.31 billion
Individual income tax
14%$1.24 billion
Other taxes
14%$1.23 billion
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor fuel taxes and 15 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$648 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$123 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$100 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$80.9 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$80.0 million
  • Tobacco taxes$70.0 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$37.8 million
  • Estate and gift taxes$23.9 million
  • Driver's licenses$15.3 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$12.0 million
  • Other licenses$11.5 million
  • Public utility taxes$10.2 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$9.8 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$7.6 million
  • Corporation licenses$3.3 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$470 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
6.6%$597 million
Business income tax
2.8%$255 million

Fees for services8.3%

Fees for services
8.3%$754 million
What's in fees for servicesCollege tuition; university housing and dining and 10 more
  • College tuition$410 million
  • University housing and dining$135 million
  • Liquor stores$112 million
  • Other service charges$64.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$13.9 million
  • Housing$9.2 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$8.2 million
  • Other government-run businesses$1.6 million
  • Airport$378 thousand
  • Road charges$288 thousand
  • Hospital bills$43 thousand
  • Other education charges$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money33%

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

From the federal government
33%$3.02 billion

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
<0.1%$568 thousand

Fines and other7.0%

Interest, rents and other
6.9%$620 million
Fines
0.1%$10.4 million
Vermont page →

Where the money goes

Social services28%Sent to local governments27%Schools and colleges15%Roads, transit and parking6.2%Police, fire, courts and jails5.9%All other spending18%
Full Vermont breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
28%$2.70 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; welfare institutions and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$2.66 billion
  • Welfare institutions$31.4 million
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$3.4 million
  • Veterans' services$1.4 million
Sent to local governments
27%$2.56 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: roads and highways and 12 more
  • Sent to school districts$2.34 billion
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$85.9 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$70.9 million
  • Sent to local governments: general support$33.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: housing and community development$14.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$5.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$4.9 million
  • Sent to local governments: probation, parole and other corrections$3.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$1.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: public health$1.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$907 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: garbage and solid waste$873 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$822 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: sewer systems$517 thousand
Schools and colleges
15%$1.44 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; scholarships and other education subsidies and 3 more
  • Colleges and universities$789 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$202 million
  • Elementary and secondary schools$185 million
  • Other education$136 million
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$128 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.2%$599 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$588 million
  • Airports$10.9 million
  • Public transit$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.9%$564 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Courts and legal services$149 million
  • Prisons and jails$138 million
  • Police$114 million
  • Inspections and regulation$100 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$63.9 million
Health and hospitals
5.8%$553 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$509 million
  • Hospitals$44.0 million
Running the government and other costs
5.5%$525 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 4 more
  • Other and not broken out$243 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$129 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$56.1 million
  • Government buildings$47.6 million
  • Other government-run businesses$25.0 million
  • Other government administration$23.9 million
Environment and natural resources
2.1%$204 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$204 million
Housing and community development
2.1%$200 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.0%$97.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; water supply and 2 more
  • Liquor stores$82.7 million
  • Water supply$8.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.4 million
  • Sewer systems$2.9 million
Interest on debt
1.0%$95.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$48.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$43.9 million
  • Libraries$4.2 million
Vermont page →
Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

State of Vermont. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Bennington County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended January 31, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

Taconic and Green Regional School District. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file.

Bennington-Rutland Supv Union. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Town of Manchester. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.