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Foxfire, NC town hall & government

Foxfire spent $1.4 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,306 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Foxfire's money goes

Spent
$1.4 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,306
typical North Carolina cities: $1,776
Long-term debt
$51,000
$48 per resident
Police
$396,00029%
Roads & transportation
$222,00016%
Parks & libraries
$209,00015%
Fire
$174,00013%
Water & other utilities
$167,00012%
Administration & buildings
$140,00010%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$20,0001%
Other
$58,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 42%
  • Sales taxes 25%
  • Utility sales 19%
  • From the state 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Fees & charges 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Foxfire

Full-time staff
6
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$47,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
4 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
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

Moore County Schools

Foxfire's K–12 school district, shared with Aberdeen, Cameron, Carthage, Pinebluff, Pinehurst and Robbins. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,763
North Carolina: $13,045
Students
12,990
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$128.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 27%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $11,763 per pupil, $7,184 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 Foxfire pay

Typical tax bill
$2,230
a year · North Carolina typical $1,896
Effective rate
0.58%
of home value · North Carolina 0.66%
Typical home value
$386,700
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 Foxfire's government

🏛️ Official websitefoxfirenc.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Foxfire →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Foxfire

Foxfire is represented in Congress by Senators Thom Tillis and Ted Budd and Representative Richard Hudson. Josh Stein is governor.

All of Foxfire'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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