Town Hall · Dillsboro

Dillsboro, NC town hall & government

Dillsboro spent $627,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,528 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Dillsboro's money goes

Spent
$627,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,528
typical North Carolina cities: $1,776
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$489,00078%
Roads & transportation
$47,0007%
Parks & libraries
$39,0006%
Police
$24,0004%
Fire
$19,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$7,0001%
Other
$2,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 54%
  • Sales taxes 28%
  • From the state 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • From other local governments 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Dillsboro

Full-time staff
0
2 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
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

Jackson County Schools

Dillsboro's K–12 school district, shared with Forest Hills, Sylva and Webster. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,411
North Carolina: $13,045
Students
3,546
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$7.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 27%
  • State 56%
  • Federal 17%

Of the $14,411 per pupil, $8,487 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 Dillsboro pay

Typical tax bill
$1,250
a year · North Carolina typical $1,896
Effective rate
0.46%
of home value · North Carolina 0.66%
Typical home value
$270,300
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Dillsboro's government

🏛️ Official websitedillsboronc.info ↗

Town hall & decisions in Dillsboro →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Dillsboro

Dillsboro is represented in Congress by Senators Thom Tillis and Ted Budd and Representative Chuck Edwards. Josh Stein is governor.

All of Dillsboro'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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