Photo: The original uploader was Redjar at English Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Manchester run?
Manchester’s village government spent $624,000 on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2022, about $881 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Manchester didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Manchester is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
Taconic and Green Regional School District
Manchester’s elementary school district, shared with Danby, Dorset, Landgrove, Londonderry, Manchester and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,061 per pupil, $6,849 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.
About $881 per resident a year, or $2.41 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 83%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Manchester didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Manchester yet
Every year of Manchester’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the village reported none of its dollars for 2022. 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 $6,554 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.28% 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 Manchester’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 Manchester’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Manchester →
Who’s in charge in Manchester
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time village employee for every 354 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (708).
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.
Manchester’s votes are counted by county
Vermont reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Manchester alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Bennington County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat59.5%12,326 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican37.2%7,697 votesOthers: 3.3% (687 votes).
Most votes in Bennington County: Kamala D Harris
Vermont: Harris 63.8%, Trump 32.3%
100% of Manchester lies in Bennington County. Every 2024 race in Bennington County is on the county’s page.
Bennington 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 Manchester.
- 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.
How Manchester compares with the towns next door
Manchester’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 0 of the 0 towns next door reported 2022 figures. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Manchester | estimate | $6,554 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Manchester’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Manchester’s government
How much does Manchester spend per resident?
About $881 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Manchester didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $658,000.
What is the property tax rate in Manchester?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $6,554 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.28% 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 Manchester’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Manchester yet.
How did Manchester vote in 2024?
Vermont counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Manchester alone. Bennington County, where 100% of Manchester lies, voted Harris 59.5%, Trump 37.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Manchester?
2 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $24,424 (about $293,088 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Manchester in the state legislature?
State Senate District Bennington (Rob Plunkett and Seth Bongartz) and State House District Bennington-4 (Kathleen James and Rob Hunter). The House district also covers four other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Manchester’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 (for Manchester, 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 →