Town Hall · North Hero

North Hero, VT town hall & government

North Hero spent $1.3 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,652 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where North Hero's money goes

Spent
$1.3 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,652
typical Vermont towns: $1,110
Long-term debt
$2.3 million
$2,881 per resident
Water & other utilities
$602,00045%
Roads & transportation
$309,00023%
Administration & buildings
$195,00015%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$60,0005%
Parks & libraries
$50,0004%
Police
$42,0003%
Fire
$27,0002%
Other
$48,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 77%
  • Utility sales 13%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • From the state 4%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • Fees & charges <1%

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

North Hero didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for North Hero

Full-time staff
1
21 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$63,100
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time17 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time2 part
Health & welfare
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Champlain Islands Unified Union School District 66

North Hero's elementary school district, shared with Grand Isle and Isle La Motte. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,198
Vermont: $25,064
Students
252
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 5%
  • State 95%
  • Federal 0%

Of the $18,198 per pupil, $10,813 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 North Hero: Grand Isle Supervisory Union.

Property tax

What homeowners in North Hero pay

Typical tax bill
$5,132
a year · Vermont typical $5,039
Effective rate
1.14%
of home value · Vermont 1.59%
Typical home value
$451,400
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact North Hero's government

Town hall & decisions in North Hero →

Beyond town hall

Who represents North Hero

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

All of North Hero'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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