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Danby, VT town hall & government

Danby spent $1.3 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $976 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Danby's money goes

Spent
$1.3 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$976
typical Vermont towns: $1,330
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$641,00051%
Roads & transportation
$388,00031%
Sewer & trash
$141,00011%
Fire
$41,0003%
Police
$37,0003%
Interest on debt
$4,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 84%
  • From the state 16%

Danby didn't report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Danby

Full-time staff
3
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$72,900
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Administration & buildings
0 full-time3 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Taconic and Green Regional School District

Danby's elementary school district, shared with Dorset, Landgrove, Londonderry, Manchester, Manchester and Mount Tabor. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,061
Vermont: $25,064
Students
1,677
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$505,000
at year end

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

  • Local 2%
  • State 97%
  • Federal 1%

Of the $11,061 per pupil, $6,849 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 Danby: Bennington Rutland Supervisory Union.

Property tax

What homeowners in Danby pay

Typical tax bill
$4,543
a year · Vermont typical $5,039
Effective rate
1.67%
of home value · Vermont 1.59%
Typical home value
$272,400
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 Danby's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Danby

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

All of Danby'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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