Calais, VT town hall & government
Calais spent $2.2 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,291 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Calais's government.
Where Calais's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 90%
- From the state 7%
- Interest, fines & other 3%
- Fees & charges <1%
Who works for Calais
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Calais didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Washington Central Unified Union School District 92
Calais's K–12 school district, shared with Berlin, East Montpelier, Middlesex and Worcester. 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 87%
- Federal 7%
Of the $30,402 per pupil, $16,572 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.
What homeowners in Calais 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 Calais's government
Who represents Calais
Calais 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.