Mount Tabor, VT town hall & government
Mount Tabor spent $205,000 in the year to June 30, 2023, about $976 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Mount Tabor's government.
Where Mount Tabor's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 81%
- From the federal government 10%
- From the state 6%
- Interest, fines & other 3%
- Fees & charges 1%
Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Mount Tabor collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.
Who works for Mount Tabor
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Taconic and Green Regional School District
Mount Tabor's elementary school district, shared with Danby, Dorset, Landgrove, Londonderry, Manchester and Manchester. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Vermont districts overall: 5% local, 89% state, 6% federal
- Local 2%
- State 97%
- Federal 1%
Of the $11,061 per pupil, $6,849 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 Mount Tabor: Bennington Rutland Supervisory Union.
Which schools Mount Tabor kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Mount Tabor pay
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.
Contact Mount Tabor's government
Who represents Mount Tabor
Mount Tabor is represented in Congress by Senators Bernard Sanders and Peter Welch and Representative Becca Balint. Phil Scott is governor.
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.