Town Hall · Waterville

Waterville, VT town hall & government

Waterville spent $741,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,057 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Waterville's money goes

Spent
$741,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,057
typical Vermont towns: $1,110
Long-term debt
$46,000
$66 per resident
Roads & transportation
$510,00069%
Administration & buildings
$170,00023%
Sewer & trash
$56,0008%
Interest on debt
$4,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 88%
  • From the state 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%

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

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

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Waterville

Full-time staff
0
1 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Lamoille North Modified USD 058B

Waterville's middle and high school district, shared with Belvidere, Cambridge, Cambridge, Eden, Hyde Park and Hyde Park. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$24,433
Vermont: $25,064
Students
750
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 8%
  • State 91%
  • Federal 1%

Of the $24,433 per pupil, $14,205 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 Waterville: Lamoille North Modified USD 058A ($23,189 per pupil) · Lamoille North Supervisory Union.

Property tax

What homeowners in Waterville pay

Typical tax bill
$3,957
a year · Vermont typical $5,039
Effective rate
1.67%
of home value · Vermont 1.59%
Typical home value
$236,300
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 Waterville's government

🏛️ Official websitewatervillevt.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Waterville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Waterville

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

All of Waterville'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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