Town Hall · Chadbourn

Chadbourn, NC town hall & government

Chadbourn spent $3.1 million in the year to June 30, 2023, about $1,987 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Chadbourn

Phillip C. BrittMayorSince 2015 Wikidata ↗ Out of date? Sign in to tell us

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Town budget

Where Chadbourn's money goes

Spent
$3.1 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2023
Per resident
$1,987
typical North Carolina cities: $2,755
Long-term debt
$3 million
$1,912 per resident
Police
$856,00028%
Sewer & trash
$643,00021%
Administration & buildings
$497,00016%
Roads & transportation
$473,00015%
Water & other utilities
$428,00014%
Interest on debt
$92,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$56,0002%
Fire
$31,0001%
Parks & libraries
$4,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 27%
  • Sales taxes 17%
  • Property taxes 16%
  • From the federal government 14%
  • Utility sales 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • From the state 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Chadbourn

Full-time staff
21
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$53,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
8
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
9 full-time
Police
8 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Columbus County Schools

Chadbourn's K–12 school district, shared with Boardman, Bolton, Cerro Gordo, Fair Bluff, Lake Waccamaw and Sandyfield. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,516
North Carolina: $13,045
Students
5,360
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$835,000
at year end

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

  • Local 15%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 25%

Of the $13,516 per pupil, $7,883 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 Chadbourn pay

Typical tax bill
$1,429
a year · North Carolina typical $1,896
Effective rate
1.06%
of home value · North Carolina 0.66%
Typical home value
$135,400
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Chadbourn's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofchadbournnc.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Chadbourn →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Chadbourn

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

All of Chadbourn'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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