Town Hall · Duxbury

Duxbury, VT town hall & government

Duxbury spent $1.9 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,482 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Duxbury's money goes

Spent
$1.9 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,482
typical Vermont towns: $1,110
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$1.5 million78%
Administration & buildings
$175,0009%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%
Other
$256,00013%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 52%
  • From the federal government 45%
  • From the state 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Duxbury

Full-time staff
4
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$32,300
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time3 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

Harwood Unified School District

Duxbury's K–12 school district, shared with Fayston, Moretown, Waitsfield, Warren and Waterbury. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$28,166
Vermont: $25,064
Students
1,790
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 3%
  • State 91%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $28,166 per pupil, $15,761 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Duxbury pay

Typical tax bill
$6,564
a year · Vermont typical $5,039
Effective rate
1.80%
of home value · Vermont 1.59%
Typical home value
$364,600
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 Duxbury's government

🏛️ Official websiteduxburyvermont.org ↗
Town hall phone802-244-6660

Town hall & decisions in Duxbury →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Duxbury

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

All of Duxbury'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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