Town Hall · Cabot

Cabot, VT town hall & government

Cabot spent $1.1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $793 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Cabot's money goes

Spent
$1.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$793
typical Vermont towns: $1,110
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Sewer & trash
$393,00035%
Administration & buildings
$284,00025%
Parks & libraries
$170,00015%
Water & other utilities
$136,00012%
Roads & transportation
$123,00011%
Other
$31,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 94%
  • From other local governments 6%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%

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

Town workforce

Who works for Cabot

Full-time staff
6
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$60,200
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Administration & buildings
2 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2023. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Property tax

What homeowners in Cabot pay

Typical tax bill
$4,639
a year · Vermont typical $5,039
Effective rate
1.73%
of home value · Vermont 1.59%
Typical home value
$268,500
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 Cabot's government

🏛️ Official websitecabotvt.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Cabot →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cabot

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

All of Cabot'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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