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Cambridge, VT town hall & government

Cambridge spent $2.9 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $753 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Cambridge's money goes

Spent
$2.9 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$753
typical Vermont towns: $1,110
Long-term debt
$575,000
$151 per resident
Roads & transportation
$985,00034%
Administration & buildings
$631,00022%
Parks & libraries
$278,00010%
Police
$270,0009%
Health & welfare
$244,0008%
Paid to other governments
$201,0007%
Fire
$127,0004%
Interest on debt
$6,000<1%
Housing & development
$5,000<1%
Other
$128,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 86%
  • From the state 5%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Fees & charges 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

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

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Cambridge

Full-time staff
9
17 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$72,100
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
4 full-time15 part
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Health & welfare
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Lamoille North Modified USD 058B

Cambridge's middle and high school district, shared with Belvidere, Cambridge, Eden, Hyde Park, Hyde Park and Jeffersonville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$24,433
Vermont: $25,064
Students
750
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Vermont districts overall: 5% local, 89% state, 6% federal

  • Local 8%
  • State 91%
  • Federal 1%

Of the $24,433 per pupil, $14,205 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 Cambridge: Cambridge School District ($18,345 per pupil) · Lamoille North Supervisory Union.

Property tax

What homeowners in Cambridge pay

Typical tax bill
$4,910
a year · Vermont typical $5,039
Effective rate
1.43%
of home value · Vermont 1.59%
Typical home value
$343,000
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.

Local

Contact Cambridge's government

🏛️ Official websitecambridge.vermont.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Cambridge →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cambridge

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

All of Cambridge'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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