Dorset, VT town hall & government
Dorset spent $2.5 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,276 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Dorset's government.
Where Dorset's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 97%
- From the state 1%
- From the federal government 1%
- Interest, fines & other <1%
- From other local governments <1%
Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Dorset collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.
Who works for Dorset
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Taconic and Green Regional School District
Dorset's elementary school district, shared with Danby, Landgrove, Londonderry, Manchester, Manchester and Mount Tabor. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
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 Dorset: Bennington Rutland Supervisory Union.
What homeowners in Dorset pay
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.
Contact Dorset's government
Who represents Dorset
Dorset is represented in Congress by Senators Bernard Sanders and Peter Welch and Representative Becca Balint. Phil Scott is governor.
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.