Town Hall · Worcester

Worcester, VT town hall & government

Worcester spent $764,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $743 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Worcester's money goes

Spent
$764,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$743
typical Vermont towns: $1,110
Long-term debt
$224,000
$218 per resident
Roads & transportation
$429,00056%
Administration & buildings
$326,00043%
Interest on debt
$9,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 82%
  • From the state 12%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Worcester 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 Worcester

Full-time staff
5
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$42,600
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
3 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time2 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Washington Central Unified Union School District 92

Worcester's K–12 school district, shared with Berlin, Calais, East Montpelier and Middlesex. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$30,402
Vermont: $25,064
Students
1,396
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$8.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 6%
  • State 87%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $30,402 per pupil, $16,572 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 Worcester pay

Typical tax bill
$4,421
a year · Vermont typical $5,039
Effective rate
1.63%
of home value · Vermont 1.59%
Typical home value
$271,100
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 Worcester's government

🏛️ Official websiteworcestervt.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Worcester →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Worcester

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

All of Worcester'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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