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Woodstock, VT town hall & government

Woodstock spent $8.6 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $2,841 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Woodstock's money goes

Spent
$8.6 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$2,841
typical Vermont towns: $1,330
Long-term debt
$4.4 million
$1,461 per resident
Fire
$2.2 million26%
Roads & transportation
$2.2 million25%
Administration & buildings
$1.4 million16%
Sewer & trash
$1.1 million13%
Police
$1 million12%
Parks & libraries
$616,0007%
Interest on debt
$156,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 93%
  • Fees & charges 4%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%

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

Town workforce

Who works for Woodstock

Full-time staff
39
23 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$71,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
6
and 13 full-time firefighters
Fire
13 full-time
Administration & buildings
8 full-time6 part
Health & welfare
2 full-time15 part
Police
7 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
6 full-time
Sewer & trash
3 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Mountain Views Unified Union School District

Woodstock's K–12 school district, shared with Barnard, Bridgewater, Killington, Plymouth, Pomfret and Reading. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$21,132
Vermont: $25,064
Students
1,018
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$7.4 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 $21,132 per pupil, $11,874 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 Woodstock: Mountain Views Supervisory Union.

Property tax

What homeowners in Woodstock pay

Typical tax bill
$9,449
a year · Vermont typical $5,039
Effective rate
1.62%
of home value · Vermont 1.59%
Typical home value
$582,000
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 Woodstock's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofwoodstock.org ↗
Town hall phone(802) 457-1420

Town hall & decisions in Woodstock →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Woodstock

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

All of Woodstock'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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