Town Hall · Peacham

Peacham, VT town hall & government

Peacham spent $3.1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $4,417 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Peacham's money goes

Spent
$3.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$4,417
typical Vermont towns: $1,110
Long-term debt
$72,000
$102 per resident
Paid to other governments
$1.9 million61%
Roads & transportation
$554,00018%
Administration & buildings
$423,00014%
Fire
$141,0005%
Sewer & trash
$42,0001%
Interest on debt
$3,000<1%
Other
$45,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 84%
  • From the state 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Fees & charges 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Peacham

Full-time staff
6
29 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$55,900
a year, before benefits
Fire
0 full-time16 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time10 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Health & welfare
0 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part
Police
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

Peacham School District

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

Spending per pupil
$13,831
Vermont: $25,064
Students
89
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 2%
  • State 98%
  • Federal 0%

Of the $13,831 per pupil, $8,607 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 Peacham: Caledonia Central Supervisory Union.

Property tax

What homeowners in Peacham pay

Typical tax bill
$5,605
a year · Vermont typical $5,039
Effective rate
1.86%
of home value · Vermont 1.59%
Typical home value
$302,000
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 Peacham's government

Town hall & decisions in Peacham →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Peacham

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

All of Peacham'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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