Town Hall · Newbury

Newbury, VT town hall & government

Newbury spent $3.2 million in the year to April 30, 2023, about $7,115 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Newbury's money goes

Spent
$3.2 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2023
Per resident
$7,115
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$2.4 million73%
Administration & buildings
$307,00010%
Fire
$291,0009%
Sewer & trash
$142,0004%
Health & welfare
$34,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$21,0001%
Parks & libraries
$21,0001%
Interest on debt
$13,000<1%
Other
$24,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 95%
  • From the state 4%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

Newbury didn't report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Newbury

Full-time staff
1
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$12,500
a year, before benefits
Water & other utilities
0 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
1 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

Oxbow Unified Union School District 91

Newbury's K–12 school district, shared with Bradford and Newbury. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$23,356
Vermont: $25,064
Students
700
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$677,000
at year end

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

  • Local 8%
  • State 92%
  • Federal <1%

Of the $23,356 per pupil, $14,016 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 Newbury: Orange East Supervisory Union.

Property tax

What homeowners in Newbury pay

Typical tax bill
$3,943
a year · Vermont typical $5,039
Effective rate
1.43%
of home value · Vermont 1.59%
Typical home value
$275,900
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 Newbury's government

Town hall & decisions in Newbury →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Newbury

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

All of Newbury'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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