Brookline, VT town hall & government
Brookline spent $332,000 in the year to June 30, 2024, about $613 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Brookline's government.
Where Brookline's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 93%
- From the state 6%
- Interest, fines & other <1%
- Fees & charges <1%
- Other taxes & licenses <1%
Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Brookline collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.
Brookline didn't report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.
Who works for Brookline
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
West River Valley Modified Union Education District 72A
Brookline's K–12 school district, shared with Jamaica, Newfane, Newfane and Townshend. 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 6%
- State 93%
- Federal 1%
Of the $52,846 per pupil, $31,473 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 Brookline: Windham Central Supervisory Union.
What homeowners in Brookline 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 Brookline's government
Who represents Brookline
Brookline 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.