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Mont Vernon, NH town hall & government

Mont Vernon spent $2.1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $768 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Mont Vernon's government.

Town budget

Where Mont Vernon's money goes

Spent
$2.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$768
typical New Hampshire towns: $1,243
Long-term debt
$1.5 million
$546 per resident
Roads & transportation
$853,00041%
Police
$564,00027%
Administration & buildings
$329,00016%
Parks & libraries
$135,0006%
Fire
$103,0005%
Interest on debt
$59,0003%
Sewer & trash
$9,000<1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$6,000<1%
Health & welfare
$6,000<1%
Other
$24,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 96%
  • From the state 4%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Mont Vernon collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce

Who works for Mont Vernon

Full-time staff
10
52 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$74,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Fire
0 full-time26 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time8 part
Police
4 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time5 part
Health & welfare
0 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time2 part
Other
0 full-time6 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Souhegan Cooperative School District

Mont Vernon's high school school district, shared with Amherst. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$26,337
New Hampshire: $23,296
Students
697
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

Where the district's money comes from New Hampshire districts overall: 64% local, 28% state, 8% federal

  • Local 80%
  • State 18%
  • Federal 2%

Of the $26,337 per pupil, $16,066 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Also serving Mont Vernon: Mont Vernon School District ($20,297 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Mont Vernon pay

Typical tax bill
$9,432
a year · New Hampshire typical $6,667
Effective rate
1.79%
of home value · New Hampshire 1.66%
Typical home value
$526,300
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Mont Vernon's government

🏛️ Official websitetown.mont-vernon.nh.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Mont Vernon →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mont Vernon

Mont Vernon is represented in Congress by Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Margaret Wood Hassan and Representative Maggie Goodlander. Kelly Ayotte is governor.

All of Mont Vernon's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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