Chaffee-Moloney Houses · Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Rutland run?
Rutland’s city government spent $30 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, about $1,895 per resident. That is its newest year reported to the Census Bureau. Water and other utilities ($3.4 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Rutland is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,895 per resident a year, or $5.19 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 21%.
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No comparison or trend for Rutland yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Rutland’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars). It reported 2023 only (2022 and 2024 are estimates), so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, down from 144 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $4,657 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.51% 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 Rutland’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.
Tax bills are one input to Rutland’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Rutland →
Who’s in charge in Rutland
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 114 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (15,851).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Rutland City School District
Rutland’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $33,482 per pupil, $20,764 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.
How Rutland voted in 2024
Official results for Rutland’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat55.8%4,264 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican41.0%3,133 votesOthers: 3.2% (245 votes).
Most votes in Rutland: Kamala D Harris
Rutland County: Harris 51.0%, Trump 45.7% · Vermont: Harris 63.8%, Trump 32.3%
of Rutland’s 13,139 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Vermont: 71%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Rutland: Bernie Sanders
Rutland County: Sanders 50.1%, Malloy 44.7% · Vermont: Sanders 63.2%, Malloy 32.1%
Most votes in Rutland: Phil Scott
Rutland County: Scott 79.8%, Charlestin 14.8% · Vermont: Scott 73.4%, Charlestin 21.8%
Most votes in the district: Becca Balint
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Rutland, its county and the state
| Harris | Trump | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rutland | 55.8% | 41.0% | 3.2% | 7,642 |
| Rutland County | 51.0% | 45.7% | 3.3% | 34,102 |
| Vermont | 63.8% | 32.3% | 3.9% | 369,422 |
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
Rutland sends 4 representatives to the Vermont House alone.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Vermont HouseRutland is split between 4 districts
- 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 Rutland’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Rutland’s government
How much does Rutland spend per resident?
About $1,895 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Rutland?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $4,657 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 2.51% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.59% across Vermont. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Rutland’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Rutland yet.
How did Rutland vote in 2024?
For president, Kamala D Harris 55.8%, Donald J Trump 41.0% (7,642 votes, official results). Rutland County: Harris 51.0%, Trump 45.7%. Vermont: Harris 63.8%, Trump 32.3%.
How many people work for Rutland?
139 full-time and 30 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $1.1M (about $12.9M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Rutland in the state legislature?
Rutland is split among 4 State House districts, so your address decides. The Vermont Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District Rutland (Brian Collamore, Dave Weeks and Terry Williams). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Rutland’s government
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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; 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 →