Town Hall · Clarendon

Clarendon, VT town hall & government

Clarendon spent $1.6 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $678 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Clarendon's money goes

Spent
$1.6 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$678
typical Vermont towns: $1,110
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$853,00053%
Administration & buildings
$204,00013%
Fire
$125,0008%
Sewer & trash
$77,0005%
Police
$68,0004%
Paid to other governments
$68,0004%
Parks & libraries
$36,0002%
Health & welfare
$2,000<1%
Other
$191,00012%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 73%
  • From the state 22%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Fees & charges 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Clarendon

Full-time staff
7
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$51,500
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Administration & buildings
3 full-time
Sewer & trash
0 full-time3 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Mill River Unified School District

Clarendon's K–12 school district, shared with Shrewsbury, Tinmouth and Wallingford. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$27,878
Vermont: $25,064
Students
797
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$5.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 8%
  • State 86%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $27,878 per pupil, $15,991 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Clarendon pay

Typical tax bill
$3,740
a year · Vermont typical $5,039
Effective rate
1.69%
of home value · Vermont 1.59%
Typical home value
$220,900
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 Clarendon's government

Town hall & decisions in Clarendon →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Clarendon

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

All of Clarendon'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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