Town Hall · Edenton

Edenton, NC town hall & government

Edenton spent $24.7 million in the year to June 30, 2023, about $5,634 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Edenton's money goes

Spent
$24.7 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2023
Per resident
$5,634
typical North Carolina cities: $2,755
Long-term debt
$7.7 million
$1,742 per resident
Water & other utilities
$13.8 million56%
Housing & development
$2.3 million9%
Police
$2 million8%
Roads & transportation
$1.8 million7%
Sewer & trash
$1.3 million5%
Fire
$1.2 million5%
Administration & buildings
$715,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$163,0001%
Interest on debt
$87,000<1%
Other
$1.4 million6%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 60%
  • Property taxes 11%
  • From the state 10%
  • Fees & charges 8%
  • Sales taxes 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From the federal government 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Edenton

Full-time staff
77
20 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$48,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
16
and 8 full-time firefighters
Police
19 full-time
Water & other utilities
13 full-time
Sewer & trash
12 full-time
Administration & buildings
5 full-time7 part
Fire
8 full-time
Roads & transportation
3 full-time5 part
Other
17 full-time8 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

Edenton-Chowan Schools

Edenton's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,385
North Carolina: $13,045
Students
1,833
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$35 million
at year end

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

  • Local 19%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 20%

Of the $14,385 per pupil, $7,968 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 Edenton pay

Typical tax bill
$2,327
a year · North Carolina typical $1,896
Effective rate
0.85%
of home value · North Carolina 0.66%
Typical home value
$274,100
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 Edenton's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofedenton.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Edenton →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Edenton

Edenton is represented in Congress by Senators Thom Tillis and Ted Budd and Representative Donald G. Davis. Josh Stein is governor.

All of Edenton'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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