Photo: Ahale at English Wikipedia · Public domainHow is Vergennes run?
Vergennes’ city government spent $4.9 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,902 per resident. Water and other utilities ($98,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Vergennes is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Addison Northwest Unified School District
Vergennes’ K–12 school district, shared with Addison, Ferrisburgh, Panton, Waltham. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $28,639 per pupil, $14,649 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 $1,902 per resident a year, or $5.21 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 20%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
No comparison or trend for Vergennes yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Vergennes’ 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars). It reported 2024 only (2022 and 2023 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, the same as 17 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $5,578 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.80% 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 Vergennes’ 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 Vergennes’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Vergennes →
Who’s in charge in Vergennes
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Vergennes’ meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on vergennes.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 151 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 2024 finance file (2,566).
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.
How Vergennes voted in 2024
Official results for Vergennes’ own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat69.8%1,057 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican26.0%394 votesOthers: 4.2% (63 votes).
Most votes in Vergennes: Kamala D Harris
Addison County: Harris 65.8%, Trump 30.3% · Vermont: Harris 63.8%, Trump 32.3%
of Vergennes’ 2,167 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Vermont: 71%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Vergennes: Bernie Sanders
Addison County: Sanders 64.5%, Malloy 31.5% · Vermont: Sanders 63.2%, Malloy 32.1%
Most votes in Vergennes: Phil Scott
Addison County: Scott 72.6%, Charlestin 24.1% · Vermont: Scott 73.4%, Charlestin 21.8%
Most votes in the district: Becca Balint
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Vergennes, its county and the state
| Harris | Trump | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vergennes | 69.8% | 26.0% | 4.2% | 1,514 |
| Addison County | 65.8% | 30.3% | 3.9% | 22,607 |
| 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
Every level of government that speaks for Vergennes.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: vergennes.org ↗
- 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 Vergennes compares with the towns next door
Vergennes’ 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. Neighbors that reported 2022 spent $597 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Waltham | $597 | $5,714 |
| Ferrisburgh | estimate | $6,120 |
| Vergennes | estimate | $5,578 |
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 Vergennes’ government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Vergennes’ government
How much does Vergennes spend per resident?
About $1,902 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Vergennes?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $5,578 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.80% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.59% across Vermont. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see vergennes.org.
Who runs Vergennes’ government?
See vergennes.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Vergennes yet.
How did Vergennes vote in 2024?
For president, Kamala D Harris 69.8%, Donald J Trump 26.0% (1,514 votes, official results). Addison County: Harris 65.8%, Trump 30.3%. Vermont: Harris 63.8%, Trump 32.3%.
How many people work for Vergennes?
17 full-time and 74 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $152,471 (about $1.8M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Vergennes in the state legislature?
State Senate District Addison (Ruth Hardy and Steven Heffernan) and State House District Addison-3 (Matt Birong and Rob North). The House district also covers five 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; 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 →