Town Hall · Butner

Butner, NC town hall & government

Butner spent $4,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Butner's money goes

Spent
$4,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1
typical North Carolina cities: $1,776
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Interest on debt
$4,000100%

Butner didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Butner

Full-time staff
57
19 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$74,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
33
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
39 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
10 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
6 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
2 full-time5 part
Fire
0 full-time4 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Granville County Schools

Butner's K–12 school district, shared with Creedmoor, Oxford, Stem and Stovall. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,025
North Carolina: $13,045
Students
6,553
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$19.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 25%
  • State 57%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $14,025 per pupil, $8,401 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 Butner pay

Typical tax bill
$1,726
a year · North Carolina typical $1,896
Effective rate
0.75%
of home value · North Carolina 0.66%
Typical home value
$231,100
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 Butner's government

🏛️ Official websitebutnernc.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Butner →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Butner

Butner is represented in Congress by Senators Thom Tillis and Ted Budd and Representative Brad Knott. Josh Stein is governor.

All of Butner'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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