Town Hall · Lunenburg

Lunenburg, VT town hall & government

Lunenburg spent $4.3 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $3,401 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Lunenburg's money goes

Spent
$4.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$3,401
typical Vermont towns: $1,529
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$3.1 million71%
Administration & buildings
$1.2 million27%
Other
$58,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 93%
  • From the state 7%

Lunenburg didn't report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Lunenburg

Full-time staff
3
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$17,900
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
1 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Kingdom East Unified Union School District

Lunenburg's K–12 school district, shared with Burke, Concord, Lyndon, Newark, Sheffield and Sutton. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$23,035
Vermont: $25,064
Students
1,722
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 3%
  • State 83%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $23,035 per pupil, $13,138 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 Lunenburg pay

Typical tax bill
$2,702
a year · Vermont typical $5,039
Effective rate
1.65%
of home value · Vermont 1.59%
Typical home value
$164,000
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 Lunenburg's government

Town hall & decisions in Lunenburg →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lunenburg

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

All of Lunenburg'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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