Brownington, VT town hall & government
Brownington spent $504,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $528 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Brownington's government.
Where Brownington's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 92%
- From the state 8%
- Interest, fines & other <1%
Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Brownington collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.
Who works for Brownington
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Lake Region UHSD 24
Brownington's high school school district, shared with Albany, Albany, Barton, Barton, Glover and Irasburg. 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 7%
- State 91%
- Federal 2%
Of the $22,179 per pupil, $13,664 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 Brownington: Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District ($19,842 per pupil) · Orleans Central Supervisory Union.
What homeowners in Brownington 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 Brownington's government
Who represents Brownington
Brownington 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.