Town Hall · Derby Center

Derby Center, VT town hall & government

Derby Center spent $634,000 in the year to February 28, 2022, about $1,153 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Derby Center's money goes

Spent
$634,000
fiscal year to February 28, 2022
Per resident
$1,153
spending per person
Long-term debt
$820,000
$1,491 per resident
Water & other utilities
$342,00054%
Sewer & trash
$200,00032%
Paid to other governments
$63,00010%
Administration & buildings
$20,0003%
Interest on debt
$6,0001%
Parks & libraries
$3,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 54%
  • Fees & charges 39%
  • Property taxes 6%
  • From the state 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Derby Center

Full-time staff
1
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$52,000
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time3 part
Water & other utilities
1 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Derby School District

Derby Center's elementary school district, shared with Derby Line and Derby. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,049
Vermont: $25,064
Students
508
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 15%
  • State 85%
  • Federal 0%

Of the $14,049 per pupil, $9,061 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 Derby Center: North Country Supervisory Union.

Property tax

What homeowners in Derby Center pay

Typical tax bill
$2,505
a year · Vermont typical $5,039
Effective rate
1.27%
of home value · Vermont 1.59%
Typical home value
$196,600
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 Derby Center's government

Town hall & decisions in Derby Center →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Derby Center

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

All of Derby Center'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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