Town Hall · Braintree

Braintree, VT town hall & government

Braintree spent $1.3 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,080 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Braintree's money goes

Spent
$1.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,080
typical Vermont towns: $1,330
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$804,00061%
Administration & buildings
$329,00025%
Other
$184,00014%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 78%
  • From the state 18%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Braintree

Full-time staff
5
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$43,800
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
2 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Orange Southwest Unified School District

Braintree's K–12 school district, shared with Brookfield and Randolph. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$36,546
Vermont: $25,064
Students
832
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$20,000
at year end

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

  • Local 10%
  • State 79%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $36,546 per pupil, $17,791 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 Braintree pay

Typical tax bill
$3,908
a year · Vermont typical $5,039
Effective rate
1.80%
of home value · Vermont 1.59%
Typical home value
$217,700
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 Braintree's government

🏛️ Official websitebraintreevt.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Braintree →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Braintree

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

All of Braintree'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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