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Lamoille County, Vermont: public records at a glance

What national public records say about Lamoille County — people, schools, health, drinking water, bridges, disaster risk, the jail, federal grants and how to vote — each with its source. A full County Commons site (the budget line by line, your tax bill, audits, local offices) isn't built for Lamoille County yet — not gathered, never hidden.

26,248 people (2024 Census estimate, +1.2% since 2020)
461 square miles of land · 57 people per square mile

How Lamoille County compares — against the other counties in Vermont

“Highest” and “lowest” are just order, not grades: a high rank for poverty or hazard losses means more of it. Each figure's source is in its section below.

Drinking water — public water systems serving Lamoille County

23 active community water systems list Lamoille County in the area they serve, reporting 14,256 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).

STOWE WATER DEPT
groundwater · local government · VT0005163
3,600 served
SMUGGLERS NOTCH WATER SYSTEM
surface water · private · VT0005151
2,960 served
MORRISVILLE WATER AND LIGHT
groundwater · local government · VT0005160
2,935 served
JOHNSON VILLAGE WATER DEPT
groundwater · local government · VT0005156
1,350 served
JEFFERSONVILLE WATER SYSTEM
groundwater · local government · VT0005150
700 served
HYDE PARK WATER SYSTEM
groundwater · local government · VT0005154
462 served
STERLING VIEW COOPERATIVE COMMUNITY INC
groundwater · private · VT0020092
290 served
HYDE PARK FIRE DISTRICT 1
groundwater · local government · VT0005153
275 served

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), active community systems, . Look up any system's violations and test results with EPA's search using its ID.

The jail — people held in the county jail

No county jail figure in the national data for Lamoille County — not gathered, never hidden. Some counties share a regional jail or have none.

Public schools — district budgets, fiscal 2023

5 school districts have their office in Lamoille County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.

LAMOILLE SOUTH UNIFIED UNION SCH DIST 901,609 students

Spent $43.5 million — $40.7 million to run schools, about $25,278 per student, plus $2.2 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $1.8 million local (mostly property tax), $36.7 million state, $4.5 million federal. Long-term debt: $900,000.

LAMOILLE NORTH MODIFIED UNIFIED UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT748 students

Spent $20.9 million — $17.8 million to run schools, about $23,806 per student, plus $106,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $2.4 million local (mostly property tax), $17.3 million state, $218,000 federal. Long-term debt: $8.6 million.

LAMOILLE NORTH MODIFIED USD #058A629 students

Spent $18.5 million — $15.3 million to run schools, about $24,385 per student, plus $1.5 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $539,000 local (mostly property tax), $15.1 million state, $106,000 federal. Long-term debt: $10.9 million.

CAMBRIDGE SCHOOL DISTRICT336 students

Spent $7.2 million — $6.6 million to run schools, about $19,565 per student, plus $32,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $452,000 local (mostly property tax), $6.3 million state, $71,000 federal. Long-term debt: $1.2 million.

WOLCOTT TOWN SCH DIST131 students

Spent $5 million — $1.7 million to run schools, about $12,687 per student, plus $167,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $63,000 local (mostly property tax), $5 million state, $5,000 federal.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of School System Finances. Districts are listed by the county of their main office; some serve neighboring counties too.

Health, money and internet at home — Lamoille County beside Vermont

Life expectancy79.2 years · Vermont 78.7 years
Adults under 65 without health insurance5.8% · Vermont 4.9%
Children in poverty11.1% · Vermont 10.2%
Households without enough food (food insecurity)11.0% · Vermont 11.7%
Households with broadband internet89.8% · Vermont 87.9%
Households with severe housing problems17.4% · Vermont 15.3%
Drug overdose deaths per 100,00033.5 · Vermont 37.5
Residents per primary care doctor1,136 · Vermont 899
Residents per mental health provider189 · Vermont 174
Unemployment2.5% · Vermont 2.0%
Median household income$72,811 · Vermont $80,626

Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 2025 (University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute), which gathers federal data (CDC, Census, and others); measures cover different recent years. Blank lines aren't reported for small counties.

Disaster risk — FEMA's National Risk Index

Overall risk: Very Low compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Lamoille County about $10.6 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Very High; social vulnerability: Very Low.

The costliest hazards here

River and inland flooding$8.3 million a year · Relatively Low
Cold wave$562,932 a year · Relatively Low
Hurricane$376,789 a year · Relatively Low
Winter weather$306,589 a year · Relatively Moderate
Lightning$244,605 a year · Relatively Low

Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.

Bridges — condition of every public bridge, 2025

127 bridges in Lamoille County: 67 in good condition, 56 fair, and 4 poor (3.1%). “Poor” means a main part — the deck, the beams, or the supports — is rated 4 or lower on the federal 0–9 scale. It doesn't mean unsafe to drive; unsafe bridges are closed.

Busiest bridges rated poor

VT 00100 ML
over GIHON RIVER · built 1932
4,100 vehicles a day
C3023
over WEST BRANCH LITTLE RIVER · built 1958
1,500 vehicles a day
C3043
over MILLER BROOK · built 1948
400 vehicles a day
C3043
over MILLER BROOK · built 1925
300 vehicles a day

Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.

Federal grants — the money that came in, and what's open now

Federal grants paid for $30 million of work in Lamoille County in fiscal 2025, about $1,157 per resident — to the county, cities, schools, hospitals, nonprofits and others.

Source: USAspending.gov, grants by place of performance, fiscal 2025 (Oct. 2024 to Sept. 2025). Search it by county to see each award.

Open now: federal grants county governments can apply for

F26AS00062: Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act FY 2026
Fish and Wildlife Service · F26AS00062
closes 2026-10-13
OVC FY 2026 Enhanced Collaborative Model (ECM) Task Force to Combat Human Trafficking
Office for Victims of Crime · O-OVC-2026-172699
closes 2026-10-14
BJA FY 2026 Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Program
Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172661
closes 2026-10-15
FY26 Bureau of Land Management Youth Conservation Corps - Bureau wide
Bureau of Land Management · L26AS00064
closes 2026-10-16
FY 2027 Notice of Funding Opportunity: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) FAA Contract Tower (FCT) Competitive Grant Program
Airport Improvement Program Discretionary Grants · DOT-FAA-26-0117-002
closes 2026-10-19
Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Service Area Competition (SAC)
Health Resources and Services Administration · HRSA-27-005
closes 2026-10-19
Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP Competition
AmeriCorps · AC-08-20-2026
closes 2026-10-20
DOJ FY 2026 Assisting Neighborhoods and Governments with Enforcement of Laws (ANGEL) Grant Program
Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172778
closes 2026-10-20
Long-term health outcomes of people living with spina bifida
Centers for Disease Control - NCBDDD · CDC-RFA-DD-26-0222
closes 2026-10-26
OJJDP FY 2026 Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Program
Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention · O-OJJDP-2026-172741
closes 2026-10-29
BJA FY 2026 Veterans Treatment Court Program
Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172714
closes 2026-10-29
BJA FY 2026 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA
Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172708
closes 2026-10-29

From Grants.gov: posted grants listing county governments as eligible, soonest deadline first; research-only and overseas programs left out; list updated 2026-10-13, refreshed weekly. 62 are open in all. Cities, towns, school districts and nonprofits have their own lists there.

Voting

Registration deadlines, early voting and polling places for Vermont are on the federal site vote.gov, which links to the state's official election office.

Not here yet

The budget, property tax rates, audits, local officials and offices for Lamoille County come from the county's own records, which we haven't gathered — not gathered, never hidden. See what a full county site looks like, or ask to have Lamoille County built: brayden.ozark@gmail.com.

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Nearby counties: Franklin County (22 mi) · Washington County (23 mi) · Chittenden County (24 mi) · Orleans County (24 mi) · Caledonia County (27 mi) · Grand Isle County (35 mi).