Town Hall · Killington

Killington, VT town hall & government

Killington spent $6.5 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $4,596 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Killington's money goes

Spent
$6.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$4,596
typical Vermont towns: $1,529
Long-term debt
$7.2 million
$5,095 per resident
Parks & libraries
$2.2 million34%
Roads & transportation
$1.5 million23%
Administration & buildings
$786,00012%
Police
$267,0004%
Fire
$237,0004%
Interest on debt
$222,0003%
Sewer & trash
$170,0003%
Paid to other governments
$76,0001%
Health & welfare
$25,000<1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$14,000<1%
Other
$985,00015%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 79%
  • Fees & charges 14%
  • From the state 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%

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

Full-time staff
32
12 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$69,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
and 5 full-time firefighters
Parks & libraries
7 full-time4 part
Administration & buildings
8 full-time
Fire
5 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
6 full-time1 part
Police
3 full-time
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part
Other
3 full-time1 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

Mountain Views Unified Union School District

Killington's K–12 school district, shared with Barnard, Bridgewater, Plymouth, Pomfret, Reading and Woodstock. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$21,132
Vermont: $25,064
Students
1,018
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$7.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 8%
  • State 91%
  • Federal <1%

Of the $21,132 per pupil, $11,874 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 Killington: Mountain Views Supervisory Union.

Property tax

What homeowners in Killington pay

Typical tax bill
$6,827
a year · Vermont typical $5,039
Effective rate
1.40%
of home value · Vermont 1.59%
Typical home value
$488,400
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 Killington's government

🏛️ Official websitekillingtontown.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Killington →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Killington

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

All of Killington'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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