Town Hall · Brattleboro

Brattleboro, VT town hall & government

Brattleboro spent $34.4 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $3,058 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Brattleboro's money goes

Spent
$34.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$3,058
typical Vermont towns: $1,110
Long-term debt
$32 million
$2,844 per resident
Water & other utilities
$7.8 million23%
Roads & transportation
$4.6 million13%
Sewer & trash
$4.2 million12%
Police
$2.8 million8%
Parks & libraries
$2.7 million8%
Administration & buildings
$2.6 million8%
Fire
$2.4 million7%
Interest on debt
$1.6 million5%
Housing & development
$1.2 million4%
Health & welfare
$590,0002%
Other
$4 million12%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 53%
  • Fees & charges 19%
  • From the state 14%
  • Utility sales 7%
  • Sales taxes 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Brattleboro

Full-time staff
131
50 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$65,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
21
and 23 full-time firefighters
Police
35 full-time
Parks & libraries
14 full-time29 part
Administration & buildings
18 full-time20 part
Fire
24 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
19 full-time
Water & other utilities
12 full-time
Sewer & trash
5 full-time
Other
4 full-time

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

Property tax

What homeowners in Brattleboro pay

Typical tax bill
$5,700
a year · Vermont typical $5,039
Effective rate
2.22%
of home value · Vermont 1.59%
Typical home value
$257,300
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 Brattleboro's government

🏛️ Official websitebrattleboro.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Brattleboro →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Brattleboro

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

All of Brattleboro'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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