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Dover, VT town hall & government

Dover spent $4.5 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $2,493 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Dover's money goes

Spent
$4.5 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$2,493
typical Vermont towns: $1,330
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$2.2 million49%
Police
$990,00022%
Administration & buildings
$492,00011%
Fire
$273,0006%
Parks & libraries
$240,0005%
Sewer & trash
$203,0004%
Other
$133,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 98%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • From the state 1%
  • Fees & charges <1%
  • From the federal government <1%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Dover collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce

Who works for Dover

Full-time staff
28
19 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$48,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
11
and 1 full-time firefighter
Police
12 full-time
Fire
1 full-time19 part
Roads & transportation
10 full-time
Administration & buildings
4 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2023. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Property tax

What homeowners in Dover pay

Typical tax bill
$4,510
a year · Vermont typical $5,039
Effective rate
1.35%
of home value · Vermont 1.59%
Typical home value
$332,900
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 Dover's government

🏛️ Official websitedoververmont.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Dover →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Dover

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

All of Dover'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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