How West Burke is run
West Burke spent $0 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $0 per resident. (A Census Bureau estimate.)
What stands out about how West Burke is run
Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.
The typical homeowner pays $3,194 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.16% of the home’s value, vs 1.59% across Vermont.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at West Burke’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Kingdom East Unified Union School District
West Burke’s elementary school district, shared with Burke, Concord, Lunenburg, Lyndon, Newark and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $23,035 per pupil, $13,138 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Vermont districts overall: 5% local, 89% state, 6% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Who’s in charge in West Burke
Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for West Burke yet. Neighbors can add them.
Where West Burke’s money goes
Thank you for being a neighbor
West Burke didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for West Burke.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Vermont HouseState representatives
- 3Vermont SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Vermont
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach West Burke’s government
Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.
Questions about how West Burke is run?
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for West Burke, mostly the Bureau’s estimates). School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.