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Hardwick, VT town hall & government

Hardwick spent $15.6 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $5,239 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Hardwick's money goes

Spent
$15.6 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$5,239
typical Vermont towns: $1,330
Long-term debt
$5.4 million
$1,816 per resident
Water & other utilities
$7.9 million51%
Sewer & trash
$2.3 million15%
Roads & transportation
$1 million7%
Police
$787,0005%
Administration & buildings
$633,0004%
Parks & libraries
$174,0001%
Paid to other governments
$141,0001%
Fire
$96,0001%
Interest on debt
$51,000<1%
Other
$2.4 million15%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 46%
  • Property taxes 20%
  • Interest, fines & other 17%
  • From the state 12%
  • Fees & charges 3%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Hardwick

Full-time staff
33
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$93,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Water & other utilities
19 full-time
Police
6 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Hazen UHSD 26

Hardwick's high school school district, shared with Greensboro and Woodbury. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,141
Vermont: $25,064
Students
284
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$148,000
at year end

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

  • Local 7%
  • State 93%
  • Federal <1%

Of the $19,141 per pupil, $12,299 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 Hardwick: Mountain View Union Elementary School District ($17,313 per pupil) · Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union.

Property tax

What homeowners in Hardwick pay

Typical tax bill
$4,351
a year · Vermont typical $5,039
Effective rate
2.36%
of home value · Vermont 1.59%
Typical home value
$184,700
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 Hardwick's government

Town hall & decisions in Hardwick →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Hardwick

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

All of Hardwick'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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