Photo: Ascended Dreamer · CC BY 4.0How is Albany run?
Albany’s village government spent $0 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $0 per resident.
What stands out about how Albany is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
Lake Region UHSD 24
Albany’s high school district, shared with Albany, Barton, Barton, Brownington, Glover and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $22,179 per pupil, $13,664 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Vermont districts overall: 5% local, 89% state, 6% federal.
Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District · $19,842 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
No comparison or trend for Albany yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Albany’s 2022 operating figures are mostly a Census estimate, so they aren’t compared. It reported 2022 only, so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $2,867 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.35% of the home’s value, vs 1.59% across Vermont.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Albany’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Albany’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Albany →
Who’s in charge in Albany
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time village employee for every 93 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (185).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Albany’s votes are counted by county
Vermont reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Albany alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Orleans County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican49.0%7,233 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat47.5%7,006 votesOthers: 3.6% (526 votes).
Most votes in Orleans County: Donald J Trump
Vermont: Harris 63.8%, Trump 32.3%
100% of Albany lies in Orleans County. Every 2024 race in Orleans County is on the county’s page.
Orleans County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Albany.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Vermont HouseState representatives
- 3Vermont SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Vermont
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Albany’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Albany’s government
How much does Albany spend per resident?
About $0 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Albany?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,867 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.35% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.59% across Vermont. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the village’s assessor.
Who runs Albany’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Albany yet.
How did Albany vote in 2024?
Vermont counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Albany alone. Orleans County, where 100% of Albany lies, voted Trump 49.0%, Harris 47.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Albany?
2 full-time and 4 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $18,046 (about $216,552 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Albany in the state legislature?
State Senate District Orleans (John S Morley) and State House District Orleans-4 (Leanne Harple). The House district also covers four other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Albany’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →