Town Hall · Shoreham

Shoreham, VT town hall & government

Shoreham spent $634,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $516 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Shoreham's money goes

Spent
$634,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$516
typical Vermont towns: $1,110
Long-term debt
$255,000
$207 per resident
Roads & transportation
$441,00070%
Administration & buildings
$79,00012%
Fire
$46,0007%
Parks & libraries
$42,0007%
Interest on debt
$16,0003%
Other
$10,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 96%
  • From the state 3%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Shoreham collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Shoreham

Full-time staff
2
16 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$53,500
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time11 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time3 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Shoreham didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Addison Central Unified School District

Shoreham's K–12 school district, shared with Bridport, Cornwall, Middlebury, Ripton, Salisbury 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 Shoreham pay

Typical tax bill
$4,713
a year · Vermont typical $5,039
Effective rate
1.49%
of home value · Vermont 1.59%
Typical home value
$316,400
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 Shoreham's government

🏛️ Official websiteshorehamvt.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Shoreham →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Shoreham

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

All of Shoreham'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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