Town Hall · Bolton

Bolton, VT town hall & government

Bolton spent $1.1 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $933 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Bolton's money goes

Spent
$1.1 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$933
typical Vermont towns: $1,110
Long-term debt
$192,000
$162 per resident
Roads & transportation
$582,00053%
Administration & buildings
$377,00034%
Fire
$100,0009%
Interest on debt
$49,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 82%
  • From the state 15%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%

Bolton didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Bolton

Full-time staff
4
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$50,300
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
2 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Bolton didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District 401

Bolton's K–12 school district, shared with Huntington, Jericho, Richmond and Underhill. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$23,694
Vermont: $25,064
Students
2,596
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 2%
  • State 94%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $23,694 per pupil, $14,352 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Bolton pay

Typical tax bill
$4,826
a year · Vermont typical $5,039
Effective rate
1.55%
of home value · Vermont 1.59%
Typical home value
$311,600
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 Bolton's government

Town hall & decisions in Bolton →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bolton

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

All of Bolton'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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