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Essex Junction, VT town hall & government

Essex Junction spent $32 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $2,927 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Essex Junction's money goes

Spent
$32 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$2,927
spending per person
Long-term debt
$15.2 million
$1,394 per resident
Roads & transportation
$7.1 million22%
Water & other utilities
$6.8 million21%
Parks & libraries
$6.3 million20%
Sewer & trash
$4.4 million14%
Police
$3 million9%
Administration & buildings
$2.7 million8%
Fire
$565,0002%
Housing & development
$321,0001%
Interest on debt
$287,0001%
Health & welfare
$191,0001%
Other
$337,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 60%
  • From the state 20%
  • Fees & charges 11%
  • Sales taxes 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Utility sales 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Essex Junction

Full-time staff
56
118 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$65,300
a year, before benefits
Parks & libraries
30 full-time87 part
Administration & buildings
12 full-time5 part
Fire
0 full-time24 part
Sewer & trash
8 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2024. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Essex-Westford Educational Community Unified School District

Essex Junction's K–12 school district, shared with Essex and Westford. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$31,700
Vermont: $25,064
Students
3,685
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 8%
  • State 87%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $31,700 per pupil, $18,438 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 Essex Junction pay

Typical tax bill
$6,797
a year · Vermont typical $5,039
Effective rate
1.67%
of home value · Vermont 1.59%
Typical home value
$407,500
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.

Local

Contact Essex Junction's government

Town hall & decisions in Essex Junction →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Essex Junction

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

All of Essex Junction'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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