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Saxtons River, VT town hall & government

Saxtons River spent $128,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $237 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Saxtons River's money goes

Spent
$128,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$237
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Sewer & trash
$98,00077%
Fire
$18,00014%
Police
$8,0006%
Administration & buildings
$4,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 77%
  • Property taxes 22%
  • From other local governments 1%

Saxtons River didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Bellows Falls UHSD 27

Saxtons River's high school district, shared with Athens, Bellows Falls, Grafton, Rockingham, 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 Saxtons River: Rockingham School District ($14,029 per pupil) · Windham Northeast Supervisory Union.

Property tax

What homeowners in Saxtons River pay

Typical tax bill
$2,923
a year · Vermont typical $5,039
Effective rate
1.59%
of home value · Vermont 1.59%
Typical home value
$183,700
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

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Saxtons River

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

All of Saxtons River'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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