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West Rutland, VT town hall & government

West Rutland spent $3.5 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,655 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where West Rutland's money goes

Spent
$3.5 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,655
typical Vermont towns: $1,110
Long-term debt
$5 million
$2,353 per resident
Roads & transportation
$1.4 million39%
Administration & buildings
$547,00016%
Water & other utilities
$438,00012%
Sewer & trash
$415,00012%
Fire
$212,0006%
Interest on debt
$188,0005%
Parks & libraries
$139,0004%
Police
$98,0003%
Health & welfare
$2,000<1%
Other
$114,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 57%
  • Fees & charges 17%
  • Utility sales 16%
  • From the state 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for West Rutland

Full-time staff
12
23 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$44,400
a year, before benefits
Fire
0 full-time17 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Health & welfare
0 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Quarry Valley Unified Union School District 70

West Rutland's K–12 school district, shared with Poultney, Poultney and Proctor. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,935
Vermont: $25,064
Students
1,107
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$153,000
at year end

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

  • Local 7%
  • State 90%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $15,935 per pupil, $9,979 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 West Rutland: Greater Rutland County Supervisory Union.

Property tax

What homeowners in West Rutland pay

Typical tax bill
$3,498
a year · Vermont typical $5,039
Effective rate
1.78%
of home value · Vermont 1.59%
Typical home value
$196,400
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 West Rutland's government

🏛️ Official websitewrutland.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in West Rutland →

Beyond town hall

Who represents West Rutland

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

All of West Rutland'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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