Town Hall · St. Albans

St. Albans, VT town hall & government

St. Albans spent $20.4 million in the year to June 30, 2023, about $2,940 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs St. Albans

From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.

Town budget

Where St. Albans's money goes

Spent
$20.4 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2023
Per resident
$2,940
spending per person
Long-term debt
$50.3 million
$7,249 per resident
Sewer & trash
$4.8 million24%
Police
$4.7 million23%
Water & other utilities
$2.7 million13%
Housing & development
$2.4 million12%
Roads & transportation
$2.2 million11%
Interest on debt
$1.3 million6%
Administration & buildings
$720,0004%
Fire
$402,0002%
Parks & libraries
$117,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$24,000<1%
Other
$898,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 34%
  • Property taxes 30%
  • From the state 15%
  • Utility sales 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Sales taxes 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for St. Albans

Full-time staff
72
56 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$94,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
32
and 2 full-time firefighters
Police
42 full-time
Parks & libraries
2 full-time40 part
Fire
2 full-time14 part
Health & welfare
8 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
8 full-time
Administration & buildings
4 full-time
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. St. Albans didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Maple Run Unified School District

St. Albans's K–12 school district, shared with Fairfield and St. Albans. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$28,985
Vermont: $25,064
Students
2,606
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$7.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 6%
  • State 84%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $28,985 per pupil, $15,807 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 St. Albans pay

Typical tax bill
$4,436
a year · Vermont typical $5,039
Effective rate
1.68%
of home value · Vermont 1.59%
Typical home value
$263,400
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.

Local

Contact St. Albans's government

Town hall & decisions in St. Albans →

Beyond town hall

Who represents St. Albans

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

All of St. Albans'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.

The coffee’s on

Where to, neighbor?

You’re in St. Albans, VTView boundary

Nearby

All towns & citiesExplore the map
Loading boundary…

St. Albans is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/18 · 2025-01-01