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Boiling Spring Lakes, NC town hall & government

Boiling Spring Lakes spent $11 million in the year to June 30, 2023, about $1,786 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Boiling Spring Lakes's government.

Town budget

Where Boiling Spring Lakes's money goes

Spent
$11 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2023
Per resident
$1,786
typical North Carolina cities: $2,755
Long-term debt
$460,000
$75 per resident
Roads & transportation
$4.1 million38%
Police
$3.2 million29%
Administration & buildings
$1.3 million12%
Water & other utilities
$1.2 million11%
Parks & libraries
$651,0006%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$257,0002%
Housing & development
$256,0002%
Interest on debt
$20,000<1%
Paid to other governments
$4,000<1%
Health & welfare
$3,000<1%
Other
$41,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • From the federal government 48%
  • From the state 25%
  • Property taxes 13%
  • Utility sales 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Boiling Spring Lakes

Full-time staff
45
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$54,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
13
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
15 full-time
Administration & buildings
10 full-time
Roads & transportation
10 full-time
Parks & libraries
5 full-time5 part
Other
5 full-time5 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2023. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Brunswick County Schools

Boiling Spring Lakes's K–12 school district, shared with Bald Head Island, Belville, Bolivia, Calabash, Carolina Shores and Caswell Beach. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,563
North Carolina: $13,045
Students
13,262
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$129.8 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from North Carolina districts overall: 26% local, 57% state, 17% federal

  • Local 36%
  • State 48%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $13,563 per pupil, $7,787 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Boiling Spring Lakes pay

Typical tax bill
$1,757
a year · North Carolina typical $1,896
Effective rate
0.60%
of home value · North Carolina 0.66%
Typical home value
$292,300
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Boiling Spring Lakes's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofbsl.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Boiling Spring Lakes →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Boiling Spring Lakes

Boiling Spring Lakes is represented in Congress by Senators Thom Tillis and Ted Budd and Representative David Rouzer. Josh Stein is governor.

All of Boiling Spring Lakes's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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