Town Hall · Readsboro

Readsboro, VT town hall & government

Readsboro spent $1.2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,606 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Readsboro's money goes

Spent
$1.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,606
typical Vermont towns: $1,110
Long-term debt
$1.3 million
$1,806 per resident
Water & other utilities
$325,00028%
Sewer & trash
$199,00017%
Administration & buildings
$116,00010%
Interest on debt
$80,0007%
Other
$436,00038%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 68%
  • From the state 13%
  • Utility sales 11%
  • Fees & charges 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%

Readsboro 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 Readsboro

Full-time staff
4
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$60,200
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time3 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time2 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

Readsboro

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

Spending per pupil
$46,881
Vermont: $25,064
Students
42
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 11%
  • State 89%
  • Federal <1%

Of the $46,881 per pupil, $15,786 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 Readsboro: Windham Southwest Supervisory Union.

Property tax

What homeowners in Readsboro pay

Typical tax bill
$3,480
a year · Vermont typical $5,039
Effective rate
1.61%
of home value · Vermont 1.59%
Typical home value
$215,500
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 Readsboro's government

🏛️ Official websitereadsborovt.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Readsboro →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Readsboro

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

All of Readsboro'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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