Town Hall · Brookfield

Brookfield, VT town hall & government

Brookfield spent $1.1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $810 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Brookfield's money goes

Spent
$1.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$810
typical Vermont towns: $1,110
Long-term debt
$17,000
$13 per resident
Roads & transportation
$764,00070%
Health & welfare
$108,00010%
Administration & buildings
$107,00010%
Fire
$64,0006%
Parks & libraries
$19,0002%
Interest on debt
$10,0001%
Paid to other governments
$5,000<1%
Other
$11,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 94%
  • From the state 6%
  • Fees & charges <1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Brookfield collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Brookfield 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 Brookfield

Full-time staff
3
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$50,400
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Orange Southwest Unified School District

Brookfield's K–12 school district, shared with Braintree 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 Brookfield pay

Typical tax bill
$4,560
a year · Vermont typical $5,039
Effective rate
1.34%
of home value · Vermont 1.59%
Typical home value
$339,300
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Brookfield's government

🏛️ Official websitebrookfieldvt.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Brookfield →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Brookfield

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

All of Brookfield'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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