Town Of Stowe

What Town Of Stowe does

The Town of Stowe is a Vermont municipal government entity, founded in 1763 and operating under a Council-Manager form of government adopted by voter referendum on November 7, 2006. It serves approximately 5,200 year-round residents and a substantial transient visitor population across Vermont's second-largest town by land area, maintaining more than 100 miles of municipal roads and a Grand List of 4,200 taxable parcels. The Town is governed by a five-member elected Selectboard and administered by an appointed Town Manager; the legal framework is set out under 24 App. V.S.A. ch. 153 (Town of Stowe Charter).

The Town delivers municipal services through a portfolio of operational departments: Police, Fire & Rescue (which absorbed EMS operations in 2008), Public Works (Highway, Water, Sewer), the Stowe Electric Department (an enterprise fund tracing to 1911, formally separated from the Village during the 1996 town-village merger), Planning & Zoning, Parks & Recreation (including the Stowe Arena), the Stowe Free Library, Finance, Human Resources, and the Town Clerk & Treasurer. Underlying technology is limited to standard municipal tools: a third-party online payment portal (NICUSA), GIS parcel mapping, VT-ALERT emergency notifications via Everbridge, Clerkbase land records, and email/website-based resident communications. No proprietary technology, mobile application, or public API is disclosed.

Revenue is generated through three primary streams: annual property taxes assessed against the Grand List, recurring utility billing through the Electric, Water, and Sewer Departments, and transactional fees for permits, licenses, cemetery services, and recreation programming. The customer base is bifurcated between resident property owners (primary, captive) and visitors (secondary, drawn by Stowe's resort economy), both of whom are served exclusively within the Town's geographic jurisdiction. Distribution is direct-to-consumer via Town Hall walk-in services, departmental offices, and a self-serve online portal for payments, permits, and recreation registration.

Name

Town Of Stowe

Legal name

Town of Stowe

Website

https://stowevt.gov

Company type

Private

Founded year

1763

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Town of Stowe is a Vermont municipal government serving 5,200 year-round residents plus visitors through Police, Fire & Rescue, Public Works, Electric, Water/Sewer, Planning & Zoning, Parks & Recreation, and Library departments, funded by property taxes and utility billing across 4,200 parcels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213), Fire Protection (922160), Police Protection (922120)

SIC

Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623), Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900)

akta.pro primary industry

City Clerk/Records, Elections & Civic Engagement (BPAIACAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Public Works Departments (Streets, Bridges, Stormwater, Fleet, Maintenance) (BPAIALAD)

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Public safety services
• Electric utility services
• Water and sewer utilities
• Parks and recreation programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Stowe

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Property Taxes: Property taxes are the primary revenue source, based on assessed value of approximately 4,200 parcels. The Town sets the tax rate annually.
2. User Fees and Service Charges: Various service fees including cemetery fees, planning/zoning permits, fire/rescue services, water/sewer utilities, electric department services.
3. Utility Billing: Electric Department (enterprise division) and Water/Sewer Department generate revenue through utility billing to residents and businesses.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Town of Stowe is a municipal government that delivers public safety (police, fire & rescue, EMS, emergency management), public works (highway, water, sewer), an enterprise electric utility, planning & zoning administration, parks & recreation programs, library services, property tax assessment, vital records, permitting and licensing, and cemetery services to roughly 5,200 year-round residents and visitors. Services are funded through property taxes, utility billing, and user fees, and delivered via town hall offices, department locations, and an online services portal.

Product overview

The Town of Stowe is a municipal government providing public services to approximately 5,200 year-round residents. The town's products and services are government services organized into departments including: Selectboard (legislative body), Planning & Zoning (zoning permits, community planning), Public Safety (Police, Fire & Rescue, Emergency Management), Electric Department (electricity utility), Public Works (highway, sewer, water), Finance (accounts payable, payroll, budgets), Town Clerk & Treasurer (property taxes, vital records, passports), Assessor & Listers (property appraisals), Parks & Recreation (parks, Stowe Arena, recreation programs), Library (Stowe Free Library), Health Officer, Mountain Rescue, Human Resources, and various boards and commissions (Development Review Board, Planning Commission, Conservation Commission, Recreation Commission, Historic Preservation Commission, Cemetery Commission, Board of Listers, Library Board of Trustees, Electric Commission, Energy Committee, Arts & Culture Council, Housing Task Force). The organization operates under a Council-Manager form of government with a Selectboard serving as the legislative body appointing a Town Manager for day-to-day administration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Police Services
• Fire & Rescue Services
• Emergency Management Services
• Electric Utility Service (Stowe Electric Department)
• Water and Sewer Services
• Public Works and Highway Maintenance
• Planning & Zoning Administration
• Parks & Recreation Programs
• Stowe Free Library Services
• Stowe Arena Operations
• Town Clerk & Treasurer Services
• Property Assessment and Grand List Administration
• Cemetery Services
• Online Payment Services
• VT-ALERT Emergency Notification Subscription
• Mountain Rescue Services
• Health Officer Services

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Waterbury Fire Department (Mutual Aid)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMutual aid partner in Lamoille County fire and emergency response network
• Morristown Fire Department (Mutual Aid)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMutual aid partner in Lamoille County fire and emergency response network
• Cambridge Fire Department (Mutual Aid)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMutual aid partner in Washington County fire and emergency response network
• Vermont Department of Public SafetycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOversees VT-ALERT emergency notification system and coordinates statewide emergency management
• Vermont State Legislature DelegationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState Senate: Ann Cummings, Andrew Perchlik, Anne Watson (Washington District); House: Jed Lipsky (Lamoille-1), David Yacovone and Saudia Lamont (Lamoille-Washington)
• Lamoille South Unified Union School District (LSSU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerShared school district governance with Stowe school district services
• Vermont EMS District 4coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional EMS licensing and coordination district for emergency medical services

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Town of Park City, Utah: Four-season resort municipality with water, streets, transit, police, fire, and planning services. Comparable tourism-augmented tax base and similar workforce-housing pressures.
• Town of Manchester, Vermont: Vermont town of similar size with a four-season resort economy (Bromley, Stratton) and a comparable mix of municipal services including electric utility and public works. Comparable in fiscal structure and service scope.
• Town of Nantucket, Massachusetts: Island town with a small year-round population, large seasonal visitation, and municipal ownership of water, sewer, and public safety services. Comparable dual seasonal/resident operating model.
• Town of Telluride, Colorado: Small mountain resort town providing police, fire/EMS, public works, water/sewer, planning, and recreation. Comparable population scale, resort-driven revenue model, and infrastructure pressures.
• Town of Killington, Vermont: Vermont resort town with ski-driven visitation, short-term rental pressures, and a comparable mix of highway, police, fire, and planning services. Strong overlap in tourism dependency and workforce housing dynamics.
• Town of Vail, Colorado: Resort municipality providing police, fire, public works, planning, and recreation services to a small year-round population serving a large visitor base. Highly comparable operating profile and revenue mix.
• Town of Warren, Vermont: Adjacent Vermont ski-resort town (Sugarbush) with similar rural-mountain geography, small population, and resort-driven revenue profile. Comparable in scale and service delivery challenges.
• Town of Jackson, Wyoming: Tourist-heavy mountain town with similar reliance on short-term rentals, resort-driven visitation, and a constrained year-round workforce. Operates police, fire/EMS, public works, and planning services under comparable municipal governance pressures.
• Town of Woodstock, Vermont: Small Vermont municipality with similar Council-Manager style governance, comparable population, and overlapping municipal services (police, fire, highway, water/sewer). Closely comparable in scale and operating model.

Broad incumbents

• City of Burlington, Vermont: Larger Vermont municipality operating an electric utility (Burlington Electric Department), water/sewer, police, fire, and planning. Comparable enterprise utility structure but materially larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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