Town Hall · Grafton

Grafton, VT town hall & government

Grafton spent $974,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,445 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Grafton's money goes

Spent
$974,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,445
typical Vermont towns: $1,110
Long-term debt
$641,000
$951 per resident
Roads & transportation
$796,00082%
Administration & buildings
$123,00013%
Parks & libraries
$31,0003%
Police
$6,0001%
Water & other utilities
$3,000<1%
Other
$15,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 86%
  • From the state 14%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%

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

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Grafton

Full-time staff
6
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$74,600
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Administration & buildings
2 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time5 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Grafton didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Bellows Falls UHSD 27

Grafton's high school district, shared with Athens, Bellows Falls, Rockingham, Saxtons River, Westminster and Westminster. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,730
Vermont: $25,064
Students
330
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 3%
  • State 97%
  • Federal 0%

Of the $20,730 per pupil, $9,942 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 Grafton: Windham Northeast Union Elementary School District 95 ($32,553 per pupil) · Windham Northeast Supervisory Union.

Property tax

What homeowners in Grafton pay

Typical tax bill
$4,843
a year · Vermont typical $5,039
Effective rate
1.41%
of home value · Vermont 1.59%
Typical home value
$343,200
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 Grafton's government

🏛️ Official websitegraftonvt.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Grafton →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Grafton

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

All of Grafton'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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