Photo: Ken Gallager · CC BY-SA 4.0Winooski spent more per resident in 2022 than 82% of similar cities
Winooski’s city government spent $9 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,082 per resident. Water and other utilities ($917,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Winooski is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$1,599 per resident in 2022: more than 82% of them
Winooski’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,599 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 17 Vermont cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,051, and the middle half spent $444–$1,440. Winooski spent more than 82% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($905,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Vermont cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Winooski itself left out).
About $1,082 per resident a year, or $2.96 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 33%.
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Day-to-day spending is down 25% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Winooski reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $1,599 · 2024: $1,082. Per resident it went from $1,599 to $1,082 (down 32%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 7,527 to 8,328.
full-time in March 2025, down from 57 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $6,802 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.78% 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 Winooski’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 Winooski’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Winooski →
Who’s in charge in Winooski
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Winooski’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on winooskivt.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 160 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (8,328).
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.
Winooski School District
Winooski’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $37,588 per pupil, $22,054 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 Winooski voted in 2024
Official results for Winooski’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat78.9%2,839 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican15.9%571 votesOthers: 5.2% (186 votes).
Most votes in Winooski: Kamala D Harris
Chittenden County: Harris 74.6%, Trump 21.5% · Vermont: Harris 63.8%, Trump 32.3%
of Winooski’s 6,825 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Vermont: 71%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Winooski: Bernie Sanders
Chittenden County: Sanders 73.3%, Malloy 23.0% · Vermont: Sanders 63.2%, Malloy 32.1%
Most votes in Winooski: Phil Scott
Chittenden County: Scott 69.2%, Charlestin 27.6% · Vermont: Scott 73.4%, Charlestin 21.8%
Most votes in the district: Becca Balint
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Winooski, its county and the state
| Harris | Trump | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winooski | 78.9% | 15.9% | 5.2% | 3,596 |
| Chittenden County | 74.6% | 21.5% | 3.8% | 97,329 |
| 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 Winooski.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: winooskivt.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 Winooski compares with the towns next door
Winooski spent $1,599 per resident in 2022; the 3 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $1,092 to $1,976. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Colchester | $1,092 | $5,471 |
| South Burlington | $1,528 | $6,674 |
| Burlington | $1,976 | $7,335 |
| Winooski | $1,599 | $6,802 |
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 Winooski’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Winooski’s government
How much does Winooski spend per resident?
About $1,082 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,599 was more than 82% of 17 Vermont cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Winooski?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $6,802 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.78% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.59% across Vermont. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see winooskivt.org.
Who runs Winooski’s government?
See winooskivt.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Winooski yet.
How did Winooski vote in 2024?
For president, Kamala D Harris 78.9%, Donald J Trump 15.9% (3,596 votes, official results). Chittenden County: Harris 74.6%, Trump 21.5%. Vermont: Harris 63.8%, Trump 32.3%.
How many people work for Winooski?
52 full-time and 27 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $423,418 (about $5.1M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Winooski in the state legislature?
State Senate District Chittenden Central (Martine Gulick, Phil Baruth and Tanya Vyhovsky) and State House District Chittenden-21 (Chloe Tomlinson and Daisy Berbeco). 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 →