Town Hall · Winooski

Winooski, VT town hall & government

Winooski spent $23.2 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $2,783 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Winooski

From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.

Town budget

Where Winooski's money goes

Spent
$23.2 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$2,783
spending per person
Long-term debt
$36.3 million
$4,353 per resident
Roads & transportation
$10.4 million45%
Police
$3 million13%
Sewer & trash
$2.4 million10%
Administration & buildings
$2 million9%
Water & other utilities
$1.2 million5%
Parks & libraries
$1 million4%
Interest on debt
$947,0004%
Fire
$455,0002%
Housing & development
$334,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$249,0001%
Other
$1.1 million5%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 58%
  • Fees & charges 18%
  • Interest, fines & other 11%
  • Utility sales 7%
  • Sales taxes 3%
  • From the state 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Winooski

Full-time staff
52
27 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$93,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
14
and 4 full-time firefighters
Police
18 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
10 full-time1 part
Fire
4 full-time10 part
Roads & transportation
9 full-time
Parks & libraries
6 full-time5 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Other
1 full-time9 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Winooski School District

Winooski's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$37,588
Vermont: $25,064
Students
763
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$53.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 2%
  • State 83%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $37,588 per pupil, $22,054 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Winooski pay

Typical tax bill
$6,802
a year · Vermont typical $5,039
Effective rate
1.78%
of home value · Vermont 1.59%
Typical home value
$381,500
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.

Local

Contact Winooski's government

🏛️ Official websitewinooskivt.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Winooski →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Winooski

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

All of Winooski'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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