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Rockingham, VT town hall & government

Rockingham spent $6.8 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,413 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Rockingham's money goes

Spent
$6.8 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$1,413
typical Vermont towns: $1,330
Long-term debt
$2.3 million
$488 per resident
Roads & transportation
$3.1 million46%
Administration & buildings
$1.5 million22%
Parks & libraries
$1.1 million17%
Sewer & trash
$325,0005%
Fire
$239,0004%
Interest on debt
$110,0002%
Health & welfare
$94,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1,000<1%
Other
$287,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 69%
  • From the state 7%
  • Fees & charges 7%
  • From other local governments 6%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
Town workforce

Who works for Rockingham

Full-time staff
23
34 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$60,800
a year, before benefits
Parks & libraries
3 full-time22 part
Roads & transportation
12 full-time
Administration & buildings
8 full-time6 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time6 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

Bellows Falls UHSD 27

Rockingham's high school district, shared with Athens, Bellows Falls, Grafton, Saxtons River, Westminster and Westminster. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,730
Vermont: $25,064
Students
330
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Vermont districts overall: 5% local, 89% state, 6% federal

  • Local 3%
  • State 97%
  • Federal 0%

Of the $20,730 per pupil, $9,942 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 Rockingham: Rockingham School District ($14,029 per pupil) · Windham Northeast Supervisory Union.

Property tax

What homeowners in Rockingham pay

Typical tax bill
$4,887
a year · Vermont typical $5,039
Effective rate
2.32%
of home value · Vermont 1.59%
Typical home value
$210,900
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.

Local

Contact Rockingham's government

🏛️ Official websiterockinghamvt.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Rockingham →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Rockingham

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

All of Rockingham'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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