Town Hall · Granite Quarry

How Granite Quarry is run

Granite Quarry spent $3.2 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,077 per resident.

Town website

City budget

$3.2 million

spent, year to June 30, 2022

Per resident

$1,077

Below typical North Carolina cities ($1,776)

Long-term debt

$302,000

$101 per resident

City staff

full-time · 18 part-time

Typical tax bill

$1,795

a year · NC $1,896

What stands out about how Granite Quarry is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

A lean budget$1,077 per resident a year, vs $1,776 for a typical North Carolina city.Light on debt$101 of debt per resident, vs $566 typical.Police & fire come first40% of the budget goes to police and fire, its biggest line.A shared school districtShares Rowan-Salisbury Schools with 6+ other towns.

★ What stands out · Your share of the budget

About $1,077 per resident a year, or $2.95 a day

The biggest line: police, at 23% of spending.

GRANITE QUARRYYour share · per resident · year to June 30, 2022

Police$752,000 · 23%$250

Housing & development$579,000 · 18%$193

Fire$552,000 · 17%$184

Administration & buildings$538,000 · 17%$179

Roads & transportation$535,000 · 17%$178

Sewer & trash$188,000 · 6%$63

Parks & libraries$76,000 · 2%$25

Interest on debt$9,000 · <1%$3

Water & other utilities$3,000 · <1%$1

Total per resident$1,077

Whole budget $3.2 million · 3,002 residents
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Where the money comes from

From the state 35%Property taxes 29%Sales taxes 25%Fees & charges 8%Interest, fines & other 2%From other local governments 1%Other taxes & licenses <1%

The school district

Rowan-Salisbury Schools

Granite Quarry’s K–12 school district, shared with China Grove, Cleveland, East Spencer, Faith, Landis and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Granite Quarry →

$13,427

per pupil · NC $13,045

18,110

students

$22.6 million

long-term debt

Of the $13,427 per pupil, $8,095 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from

Local 25%State 52%Federal 23%

North Carolina districts overall: 26% local, 57% state, 17% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who works for Granite Quarry

One full-time town employee for every 167 residents

On the payroll in March 2022.

By department full-time, plus part-time

Police9 + 1 pt

Fire3 + 11 pt

Administration & buildings3 + 1 pt

Other3 + 5 pt

full-time

part-time

$51,600

average full-time pay, before benefits

sworn police officers

full-time firefighters

Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Granite Quarry

Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Granite Quarry yet. Neighbors can add them.

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $1,795 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.70% of the home’s value, vs 0.66% across North Carolina.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Salisbury$2,082

Faith$1,956

North Carolina$1,896

Granite Quarry$1,795

$1,795

typical bill a year

0.70%

effective rate

$257,300

typical home value (Census)

Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Granite Quarry’s rate.

Can I afford it? →

The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Next door

How Granite Quarry’s budget compares

Granite Quarry spends the least per resident of the 3 towns here. Towns that run their own schools spend more. Tap a town to see its Town Hall.

FaithSalisburyGranite Quarry

Spends the leastSpends the mostNo figures

Town	Spent per resident	Debt per resident	Tax bill
Granite Quarry	$1,077	$101	$1,795
Faith	$1,148	$1,530	$1,956
Salisbury runs schools	$3,254	$1,802	$2,082

The town government’s own spending in its newest year (often a Census Bureau estimate). — = no figures.

Who represents Granite Quarry

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Granite Quarry.

Politics & elections →

1
Your cityMayor & council

Local officials aren’t on record yet.
2
North Carolina HouseState representatives

Harry Warren
3
North Carolina SenateState senator

Carl Ford
4
GovernorStatewide

Josh Stein
5
U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress

Addison P. McDowell
6
U.S. SenateBoth represent all of North Carolina

Thom Tillis Ted Budd

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Granite Quarry’s government

Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.

The Handbook →

Official websitegranitequarrync.gov ↗

Questions about how Granite Quarry is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →

Weigh in

Does Granite Quarry get good value for its tax dollars?

Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Ask neighbors

Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.