Town Hall · Moretown

Moretown, VT town hall & government

Moretown spent $2.5 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,474 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Moretown's money goes

Spent
$2.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,474
typical Vermont towns: $1,110
Long-term debt
$711,000
$427 per resident
Roads & transportation
$1.7 million69%
Administration & buildings
$641,00026%
Fire
$76,0003%
Interest on debt
$28,0001%
Health & welfare
$3,000<1%
Parks & libraries
$1,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 63%
  • From the state 15%
  • From the federal government 14%
  • Fees & charges 9%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Moretown

Full-time staff
19
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$72,700
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
19 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Harwood Unified School District

Moretown's K–12 school district, shared with Duxbury, Fayston, Waitsfield, Warren and Waterbury. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$28,166
Vermont: $25,064
Students
1,790
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 3%
  • State 91%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $28,166 per pupil, $15,761 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 Moretown pay

Typical tax bill
$5,506
a year · Vermont typical $5,039
Effective rate
1.45%
of home value · Vermont 1.59%
Typical home value
$380,800
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 Moretown's government

🏛️ Official websitemoretownvt.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Moretown →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Moretown

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

All of Moretown'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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