Reading, VT town hall & government
Reading spent $495,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $781 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Reading's government.
Where Reading's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 80%
- From the state 20%
- Interest, fines & other 1%
Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Reading collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.
Who works for Reading
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Mountain Views Unified Union School District
Reading's K–12 school district, shared with Barnard, Bridgewater, Killington, Plymouth, Pomfret and Woodstock. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Vermont districts overall: 5% local, 89% state, 6% federal
- Local 8%
- State 91%
- Federal <1%
Of the $21,132 per pupil, $11,874 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 Reading: Mountain Views Supervisory Union.
Which schools Reading kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Reading pay
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.
Contact Reading's government
Who represents Reading
Reading is represented in Congress by Senators Bernard Sanders and Peter Welch and Representative Becca Balint. Phil Scott is governor.
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.