Photo: Ascended Dreamer · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Alburgh run?
Alburgh’s village government spent $258,000 on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2023, about $426 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Alburgh didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Alburgh is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
About $426 per resident a year, or $1.17 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 84%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Alburgh didn’t report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Alburgh yet
Every year of Alburgh’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the village reported none of its dollars for 2022–2023. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $2,931 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.54% 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 Alburgh’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 Alburgh’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Alburgh →
Who’s in charge in Alburgh
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time village employee for every 606 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 2023 finance file (606).
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.
Alburgh School District
Alburgh’s elementary school district, shared with Alburgh. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $22,152 per pupil, $14,942 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.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Alburgh’s votes are counted by county
Vermont reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Alburgh alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Grand Isle County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat58.8%2,940 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican37.9%1,893 votesOthers: 3.4% (168 votes).
Most votes in Grand Isle County: Kamala D Harris
Vermont: Harris 63.8%, Trump 32.3%
100% of Alburgh lies in Grand Isle County. Every 2024 race in Grand Isle County is on the county’s page.
Grand Isle 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 Alburgh.
- 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 Alburgh’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Alburgh’s government
How much does Alburgh spend per resident?
About $426 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2023, a Census Bureau estimate (Alburgh didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $634,000.
What is the property tax rate in Alburgh?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,931 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.54% 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 Alburgh’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Alburgh yet.
How did Alburgh vote in 2024?
Vermont counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Alburgh alone. Grand Isle County, where 100% of Alburgh lies, voted Harris 58.8%, Trump 37.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Alburgh?
1 full-time and 8 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $7,919 (about $95,028 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Alburgh in the state legislature?
State Senate District Franklin (Bob Norris and Randy Brock) and State House District Grand Isle-Chittenden (Leland Morgan and Mike Morgan). The House district also covers six other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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 (for Alburgh, the Bureau’s estimates); 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 →