Town Hall · Elmore

Elmore, VT town hall & government

Elmore spent $1 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,170 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Elmore's money goes

Spent
$1 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,170
typical Vermont towns: $1,110
Long-term debt
$375,000
$436 per resident
Roads & transportation
$515,00051%
Administration & buildings
$175,00017%
Police
$42,0004%
Fire
$41,0004%
Water & other utilities
$19,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$17,0002%
Interest on debt
$15,0001%
Other
$182,00018%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 91%
  • From the state 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Utility sales <1%
  • Sales taxes <1%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Elmore 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 Elmore

Full-time staff
2
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$66,800
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
2 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time2 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

Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District 90

Elmore's K–12 school district, shared with Morristown and Morrisville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,075
Vermont: $25,064
Students
832
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 11%
  • State 78%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $17,075 per pupil, $12,126 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 Elmore: Lamoille South Supervisory Union.

Property tax

What homeowners in Elmore pay

Typical tax bill
$5,066
a year · Vermont typical $5,039
Effective rate
1.60%
of home value · Vermont 1.59%
Typical home value
$315,800
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 Elmore's government

🏛️ Official websiteelmorevt.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Elmore →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Elmore

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

All of Elmore'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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