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Fair Bluff, NC town hall & government

Fair Bluff spent $3.1 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $3,493 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Fair Bluff's money goes

Spent
$3.1 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$3,493
typical North Carolina cities: $1,776
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Housing & development
$1.2 million40%
Administration & buildings
$612,00020%
Roads & transportation
$410,00013%
Sewer & trash
$205,0007%
Police
$200,0007%
Water & other utilities
$98,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$16,0001%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%
Other
$309,00010%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 70%
  • Property taxes 8%
  • Sales taxes 8%
  • Fees & charges 7%
  • Utility sales 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Fair Bluff

Full-time staff
10
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$29,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
2 full-time5 part
Police
3 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Other
3 full-time

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

Fair Bluff's K–12 school district, shared with Boardman, Bolton, Cerro Gordo, Chadbourn, 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 Fair Bluff pay

Typical tax bill
$881
a year · North Carolina typical $1,896
Effective rate
0.87%
of home value · North Carolina 0.66%
Typical home value
$101,400
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 Fair Bluff's government

🏛️ Official websitefairbluff.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Fair Bluff →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Fair Bluff

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

All of Fair Bluff'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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