Town Hall · Coventry

Coventry, VT town hall & government

Coventry spent $164,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $157 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Coventry's money goes

Spent
$164,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$157
typical Vermont towns: $1,110
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$159,00097%
Parks & libraries
$5,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 88%
  • From the state 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Coventry

Full-time staff
3
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$51,700
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
2 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

Coventry School District

Coventry's elementary school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$24,023
Vermont: $25,064
Students
132
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 2%
  • State 98%
  • Federal 0%

Of the $24,023 per pupil, $14,591 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 Coventry: North Country Supervisory Union.

Property tax

What homeowners in Coventry pay

Typical tax bill
$2,375
a year · Vermont typical $5,039
Effective rate
1.20%
of home value · Vermont 1.59%
Typical home value
$197,900
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 Coventry's government

Town hall & decisions in Coventry →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Coventry

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

All of Coventry'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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