Athens, VT town hall & government
Athens spent $564,000 in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,484 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Athens's government.
Where Athens's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 60%
- From the state 33%
- Interest, fines & other 6%
- Fees & charges 1%
Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Athens collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.
Who works for Athens
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Bellows Falls UHSD 27
Athens's high school district, shared with Bellows Falls, Grafton, Rockingham, Saxtons River, Westminster and Westminster. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Vermont districts overall: 5% local, 89% state, 6% federal
- Local 3%
- State 97%
- Federal 0%
Of the $20,730 per pupil, $9,942 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 Athens: Windham Northeast Union Elementary School District 95 ($32,553 per pupil) · Windham Northeast Supervisory Union.
Which schools Athens kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Athens pay
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.
Contact Athens's government
Who represents Athens
Athens is represented in Congress by Senators Bernard Sanders and Peter Welch and Representative Becca Balint. Phil Scott is governor.
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.