Brandon Budget Tax Estimator

  • Brandon Budget Tax Estimator

    FY27 Town Budget Proposal to be voted March 3, 2026

  • Bottom Line Up Front: +0.53% (½ of one percent)

    The portion of your FY27 property tax set by the Town of Brandon ("Town Tax") is proposed to increase one-half of one %. The taxes required for the operating budget are up 2.28%, but there is no capital article request this year (see "Scope" statement at bottom of this Estimator for fuller details).

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  • Year-Over-Year and Department-by-Department

    The results below break down your estimated property tax contribution, net of each department's non-tax revenue, to Town services for the current budget year (FY26) and compares it to the proposed budget year (FY27). The % given is that department's share of the total Town portion of the tax bill for that year. Results returned for each year are in Dollars.

  • Scope (about ⅓ of the total property tax bill):

  • Composition of the current year (FY26) property tax bill (next year [FY27] bill determined by voter direction at 2026 Town Meeting and 2026 Grand List):

    • Town:  31% of the total (this Estimator is for the TOWN tax only)
    • School:  63% of the total (voted March 3 on school ballot)
    • Fire District:  3.5% of the total (voted January 12 from the floor)
    • Appropriations: 2.5% of the total (voted as articles on the March 3 Town ballot, after the officers and Town budget).

    This Estimator is offered by the town management team, town clerk and treasurer, and selectboard, to inform voters regarding the portion of the property tax bill attributable to the Town of Brandon.

    • This Estimator is limited in scope to the Town operating budget and the local agreement rate (result of previous Town Meeting action to provide certain exemptions and stabilizations).  
    • There is no selectboard-sponsored capital article to be voted this year.
    • The amount to be raised by taxes to support the town operating budget proposed for FY27 is up 2.28%. 
    • The $50,000 capital article approved for FY26 drops off this year and there is no request to replace it, so that amount comes off the total amount to be raised by taxes.
    • The operating budget and article together result in the total increase of 0.53% in the amount the Selectboard is requesting be raised by taxes.

    This is an Estimate based on the current year's Grand List (total value of taxable property in the Town) so is subject to change; the new Grand List is set annually in April, after Town Meeting voting.

  • Thank You!

    We hope you have found this Estimator a useful way to consider the FY27 Town budget proposal. If you have any questions, please reach out to a selectboard member or to the town clerk or town management team. Contact information is at www.brandonvermont.gov .

    A line-by-line detail of the FY27 budget proposal is at this direct link .

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