Town Hall · Goshen

Goshen, VT town hall & government

Goshen spent $32,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $194 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Goshen's money goes

Spent
$32,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$194
typical Vermont towns: $1,110
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$24,00075%
Sewer & trash
$8,00025%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 94%
  • From the state 5%
  • Fees & charges <1%

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Otter Valley Unified Union School District 53

Goshen's K–12 school district, shared with Brandon, Leicester, Pittsford, Sudbury and Whiting. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,215
Vermont: $25,064
Students
1,189
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 4%
  • State 96%
  • Federal <1%

Of the $15,215 per pupil, $10,370 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 Goshen: Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union.

Property tax

What homeowners in Goshen pay

Typical tax bill
$5,240
a year · Vermont typical $5,039
Effective rate
1.59%
of home value · Vermont 1.59%
Typical home value
$330,000
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 Goshen's government

Town hall & decisions in Goshen →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Goshen

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

All of Goshen'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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