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Salisbury, VT town hall & government

Salisbury spent $956,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $865 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Salisbury's money goes

Spent
$956,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$865
typical Vermont towns: $1,110
Long-term debt
$810,000
$733 per resident
Roads & transportation
$525,00055%
Administration & buildings
$192,00020%
Fire
$44,0005%
Health & welfare
$43,0004%
Interest on debt
$27,0003%
Parks & libraries
$19,0002%
Police
$14,0001%
Paid to other governments
$14,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$4,000<1%
Sewer & trash
$3,000<1%
Other
$71,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 58%
  • From the state 37%
  • Fees & charges 2%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Salisbury

Full-time staff
2
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$62,400
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time2 part
Other
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

Addison Central Unified School District

Salisbury's K–12 school district, shared with Bridport, Cornwall, Middlebury, Ripton, Shoreham and Weybridge. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$28,231
Vermont: $25,064
Students
1,750
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$708,000
at year end

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

  • Local 7%
  • State 86%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $28,231 per pupil, $14,746 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Salisbury pay

Typical tax bill
$4,842
a year · Vermont typical $5,039
Effective rate
1.58%
of home value · Vermont 1.59%
Typical home value
$306,900
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Salisbury's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofsalisbury.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Salisbury →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Salisbury

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

All of Salisbury'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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