Town Hall · Albany

Albany, VT town hall & government

Albany spent $2.1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,365 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Albany's money goes

Spent
$2.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,365
typical Vermont towns: $1,110
Long-term debt
$233,000
$258 per resident
Administration & buildings
$1.6 million74%
Roads & transportation
$501,00023%
Sewer & trash
$28,0001%
Police
$14,0001%
Interest on debt
$8,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 84%
  • From the state 15%
  • Fees & charges 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Albany

Full-time staff
6
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$54,100
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
4 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time1 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

Lake Region UHSD 24

Albany's high school district, shared with Albany, Barton, Barton, Brownington, Glover and Irasburg. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$22,179
Vermont: $25,064
Students
351
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Vermont districts overall: 5% local, 89% state, 6% federal

  • Local 7%
  • State 91%
  • Federal 2%

Of the $22,179 per pupil, $13,664 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 Albany: Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District ($19,842 per pupil) · Orleans Central Supervisory Union.

Property tax

What homeowners in Albany pay

Typical tax bill
$4,093
a year · Vermont typical $5,039
Effective rate
1.77%
of home value · Vermont 1.59%
Typical home value
$231,500
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Albany's government

Town hall & decisions in Albany →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Albany

Albany is represented in Congress by Senators Bernard Sanders and Peter Welch and Representative Becca Balint. Phil Scott is governor.

All of Albany'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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