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Middlebury, VT town hall & government

Middlebury spent $10.5 million in the year to June 30, 2023, about $1,158 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Middlebury's money goes

Spent
$10.5 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2023
Per resident
$1,158
typical Vermont towns: $1,529
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$3.1 million29%
Police
$1.8 million17%
Parks & libraries
$1.1 million11%
Administration & buildings
$937,0009%
Health & welfare
$314,0003%
Fire
$249,0002%
Sewer & trash
$19,000<1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$17,000<1%
Other
$3 million28%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 46%
  • Fees & charges 26%
  • Utility sales 11%
  • Sales taxes 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From the state 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Middlebury

Full-time staff
53
31 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$82,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
13
full-time, with power of arrest
Parks & libraries
9 full-time25 part
Police
15 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
9 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
10 full-time
Sewer & trash
5 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Other
2 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Addison Central Unified School District

Middlebury's elementary school district, shared with Bridport, Cornwall, Ripton, Salisbury, Shoreham and Weybridge. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$28,231
Vermont: $25,064
Students
1,750
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$708,000
at year end

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

  • Local 7%
  • State 86%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $28,231 per pupil, $14,746 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 Middlebury pay

Typical tax bill
$6,868
a year · Vermont typical $5,039
Effective rate
1.68%
of home value · Vermont 1.59%
Typical home value
$409,700
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 Middlebury's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofmiddlebury.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Middlebury →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Middlebury

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

All of Middlebury'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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