Town Hall · Winhall

Winhall, VT town hall & government

Winhall spent $3.8 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $5,213 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Winhall's money goes

Spent
$3.8 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$5,213
typical Vermont towns: $1,110
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$1.1 million30%
Police
$909,00024%
Administration & buildings
$427,00011%
Sewer & trash
$256,0007%
Fire
$168,0004%
Parks & libraries
$33,0001%
Other
$865,00023%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 88%
  • From the state 6%
  • Sales taxes 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Fees & charges 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Winhall

Full-time staff
18
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$75,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
8 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Sewer & trash
3 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Winhall School District

Winhall's school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$228
Vermont: $25,064
Students
171
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 3%
  • State 97%
  • Federal 0%

Of the $228 per pupil, $18 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 Winhall: Bennington Rutland Supervisory Union.

Property tax

What homeowners in Winhall pay

Typical tax bill
$6,567
a year · Vermont typical $5,039
Effective rate
1.39%
of home value · Vermont 1.59%
Typical home value
$471,800
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 Winhall's government

Town hall & decisions in Winhall →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Winhall

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

All of Winhall'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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