Town Hall · Newport

Newport, VT town hall & government

Newport spent $9.2 million in the year to June 30, 2023, about $2,064 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Newport's money goes

Spent
$9.2 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2023
Per resident
$2,064
spending per person
Long-term debt
$3 million
$678 per resident
Police
$2.4 million26%
Roads & transportation
$1.6 million17%
Sewer & trash
$1.5 million17%
Water & other utilities
$1.1 million12%
Parks & libraries
$937,00010%
Administration & buildings
$694,0008%
Fire
$179,0002%
Interest on debt
$143,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$52,0001%
Other
$587,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 65%
  • Fees & charges 11%
  • Utility sales 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • From the state 7%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Newport collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce

Who works for Newport

Full-time staff
46
31 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$56,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
14
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
19 full-time
Roads & transportation
13 full-time
Fire
0 full-time25 part
Administration & buildings
4 full-time5 part
Sewer & trash
4 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Parks & libraries
2 full-time1 part
Other
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Newport City School District

Newport's elementary school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$23,670
Vermont: $25,064
Students
306
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 1%
  • State 99%
  • Federal 0%

Of the $23,670 per pupil, $14,539 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 Newport: North Country Supervisory Union.

Property tax

What homeowners in Newport pay

Typical tax bill
$4,036
a year · Vermont typical $5,039
Effective rate
2.25%
of home value · Vermont 1.59%
Typical home value
$179,400
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 Newport's government

Town hall & decisions in Newport →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Newport

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

All of Newport'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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