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Sheffield, VT town hall & government

Sheffield spent $1.2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,656 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Sheffield's money goes

Spent
$1.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,656
typical Vermont towns: $1,110
Long-term debt
$194,000
$272 per resident
Paid to other governments
$864,00073%
Roads & transportation
$210,00018%
Administration & buildings
$72,0006%
Fire
$28,0002%
Police
$3,000<1%
Interest on debt
$2,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 100%
Town workforce

Who works for Sheffield

Full-time staff
6
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$32,300
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
4 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
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

Kingdom East Unified Union School District

Sheffield's K–12 school district, shared with Burke, Concord, Lunenburg, Lyndon, Newark and Sutton. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$23,035
Vermont: $25,064
Students
1,722
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 3%
  • State 83%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $23,035 per pupil, $13,138 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 Sheffield pay

Typical tax bill
$2,123
a year · Vermont typical $5,039
Effective rate
1.24%
of home value · Vermont 1.59%
Typical home value
$171,900
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 Sheffield's government

🏛️ Official websitesheffieldvt.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Sheffield →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Sheffield

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

All of Sheffield'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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