Town Hall · Norton

Norton, VT town hall & government

Norton spent $200,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,282 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Norton's money goes

Spent
$200,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,282
typical Vermont towns: $1,110
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$65,00033%
Sewer & trash
$27,00014%
Health & welfare
$23,00012%
Roads & transportation
$11,0006%
Fire
$6,0003%
Other
$68,00034%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 64%
  • From other local governments 19%
  • From the state 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Norton

Full-time staff
0
13 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time12 part
Sewer & trash
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

Northeast Kingdom Choice School District

Norton's elementary school district, shared with Bloomfield, Brunswick, East Haven, Granby, Guildhall and Kirby. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$365
Vermont: $25,064
Students
170
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 100%
  • Federal <1%

Of the $365 per pupil, $188 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 Norton: Essex North Supervisory Union.

Property tax

What homeowners in Norton pay

Typical tax bill
$2,769
a year · Vermont typical $5,039
Effective rate
1.38%
of home value · Vermont 1.59%
Typical home value
$200,000
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 Norton's government

Town hall & decisions in Norton →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Norton

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

All of Norton'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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