Wardsboro, VT town hall & government
Wardsboro spent $1.8 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $2,084 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Wardsboro's government.
Where Wardsboro's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 83%
- From the state 9%
- Fees & charges 5%
- Interest, fines & other 1%
- From the federal government 1%
- Sales taxes <1%
Who works for Wardsboro
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
River Valleys Unified School District 73
Wardsboro's elementary school district, shared with Dover. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Vermont districts overall: 5% local, 89% state, 6% federal
- Local 4%
- State 96%
- Federal 0%
Of the $19,005 per pupil, $10,016 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 Wardsboro: Windham Central Supervisory Union.
Which schools Wardsboro kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Wardsboro pay
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.
Contact Wardsboro's government
Who represents Wardsboro
Wardsboro is represented in Congress by Senators Bernard Sanders and Peter Welch and Representative Becca Balint. Phil Scott is governor.
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.