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Cornwall, VT town hall & government

Cornwall spent $4.5 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $3,734 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Cornwall's money goes

Spent
$4.5 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$3,734
typical Vermont towns: $1,110
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Paid to other governments
$3.3 million74%
Roads & transportation
$634,00014%
Administration & buildings
$305,0007%
Fire
$135,0003%
Health & welfare
$20,000<1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$15,000<1%
Parks & libraries
$4,000<1%
Other
$59,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 92%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • From the state 4%
  • Fees & charges <1%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Cornwall

Full-time staff
4
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$44,900
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
2 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Health & welfare
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Addison Central Unified School District

Cornwall's K–12 school district, shared with Bridport, Middlebury, Ripton, Salisbury, Shoreham and Weybridge. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$28,231
Vermont: $25,064
Students
1,750
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$708,000
at year end

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

  • Local 7%
  • State 86%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $28,231 per pupil, $14,746 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 Cornwall pay

Typical tax bill
$6,726
a year · Vermont typical $5,039
Effective rate
1.47%
of home value · Vermont 1.59%
Typical home value
$458,000
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Cornwall's government

🏛️ Official websiteCornwallVT.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Cornwall →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cornwall

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

All of Cornwall'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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