Town Hall · Montpelier

Montpelier, VT town hall & government

Montpelier spent $29.1 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $3,622 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Montpelier's money goes

Spent
$29.1 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$3,622
spending per person
Long-term debt
$33 million
$4,118 per resident
Sewer & trash
$4.9 million17%
Administration & buildings
$3.9 million13%
Police
$3.7 million13%
Roads & transportation
$3.5 million12%
Water & other utilities
$2.8 million10%
Fire
$2.7 million9%
Parks & libraries
$1.7 million6%
Interest on debt
$918,0003%
Housing & development
$484,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$332,0001%
Health & welfare
$24,000<1%
Other
$4.2 million14%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 39%
  • Fees & charges 29%
  • Utility sales 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • From other local governments 5%
  • From the state 4%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Montpelier

Full-time staff
115
23 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$90,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
18
and 18 full-time firefighters
Police
28 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
25 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
14 full-time11 part
Fire
18 full-time
Parks & libraries
11 full-time8 part
Water & other utilities
10 full-time
Health & welfare
4 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
4 full-time
Other
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Montpelier didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Property tax

What homeowners in Montpelier pay

Typical tax bill
$6,936
a year · Vermont typical $5,039
Effective rate
1.85%
of home value · Vermont 1.59%
Typical home value
$375,100
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 Montpelier's government

🏛️ Official websitemontpelier-vt.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Montpelier →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Montpelier

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

All of Montpelier'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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