Town Hall · Mendon

Mendon, VT town hall & government

Mendon spent $813,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $801 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Mendon's money goes

Spent
$813,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$801
typical Vermont towns: $1,110
Long-term debt
$89,000
$88 per resident
Administration & buildings
$382,00047%
Roads & transportation
$309,00038%
Police
$45,0006%
Paid to other governments
$36,0004%
Parks & libraries
$31,0004%
Interest on debt
$10,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 72%
  • From the state 26%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

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

Mendon 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 Mendon

Full-time staff
6
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$66,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
2 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time1 part
Police
1 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Barstow Unified School District

Mendon's elementary school district, shared with Chittenden. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,740
Vermont: $25,064
Students
192
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 97%
  • Federal <1%

Of the $13,740 per pupil, $8,531 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 Mendon: Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union.

Property tax

What homeowners in Mendon pay

Typical tax bill
$5,342
a year · Vermont typical $5,039
Effective rate
1.50%
of home value · Vermont 1.59%
Typical home value
$357,000
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 Mendon's government

Town hall & decisions in Mendon →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mendon

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

All of Mendon'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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