Town Hall · Dummerston

Dummerston, VT town hall & government

Dummerston spent $1.1 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $660 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Dummerston's money goes

Spent
$1.1 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$660
typical Vermont towns: $1,110
Long-term debt
$78,000
$45 per resident
Roads & transportation
$643,00056%
Fire
$136,00012%
Administration & buildings
$96,0008%
Health & welfare
$63,0005%
Sewer & trash
$24,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$20,0002%
Police
$18,0002%
Parks & libraries
$17,0001%
Interest on debt
$5,000<1%
Other
$125,00011%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 74%
  • From the state 25%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • Fees & charges <1%

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

Dummerston didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Dummerston

Full-time staff
5
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$46,000
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
4 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time5 part
Parks & libraries
0 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

Windham Southeast Unified Union School District 96

Dummerston's K–12 school district, shared with Brattleboro, Guilford and Putney. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,703
Vermont: $25,064
Students
2,316
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$627,000
at year end

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

  • Local 5%
  • State 87%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $20,703 per pupil, $13,165 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 Dummerston: Windham Southeast Supervisory Union.

Property tax

What homeowners in Dummerston pay

Typical tax bill
$4,536
a year · Vermont typical $5,039
Effective rate
1.35%
of home value · Vermont 1.59%
Typical home value
$335,300
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 Dummerston's government

🏛️ Official websitedummerston.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Dummerston →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Dummerston

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

All of Dummerston'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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