How Old Bennington is run
Old Bennington spent $84,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $656 per resident.
What stands out about how Old Bennington is run
Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.
Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union
Old Bennington’s school district, shared with Arlington, North Bennington, Pownal, Sandgate, Shaftsbury and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Vermont districts overall: 5% local, 89% state, 6% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Who’s in charge in Old Bennington
Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Old Bennington yet. Neighbors can add them.
About $656 per resident a year, or $1.80 a day
The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 51% of spending.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Old Bennington collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
The typical homeowner pays $8,690 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.95% of the home’s value, vs 1.59% across Vermont.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Old Bennington’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Old Bennington.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Vermont HouseState representatives
- 3Vermont SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Vermont
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Old Bennington’s government
Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.
Questions about how Old Bennington is run?
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.