Town Hall · Jamestown

Jamestown, NC town hall & government

Jamestown spent $8.4 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,846 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Jamestown's money goes

Spent
$8.4 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,846
typical North Carolina cities: $1,776
Long-term debt
$642,000
$142 per resident
Paid to other governments
$2 million24%
Parks & libraries
$2 million23%
Sewer & trash
$1.4 million16%
Water & other utilities
$925,00011%
Roads & transportation
$775,0009%
Administration & buildings
$766,0009%
Housing & development
$424,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$104,0001%
Interest on debt
$16,000<1%
Fire
$9,000<1%
Police
$5,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 41%
  • From the state 24%
  • Property taxes 24%
  • Utility sales 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Jamestown

Full-time staff
30
14 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$58,600
a year, before benefits
Parks & libraries
13 full-time13 part
Administration & buildings
8 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
7 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 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

Guilford County Schools

Jamestown's K–12 school district, shared with Greensboro, Oak Ridge, Pleasant Garden, Sedalia, Stokesdale and Summerfield. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,307
North Carolina: $13,045
Students
67,832
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$547.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 29%
  • State 49%
  • Federal 22%

Of the $14,307 per pupil, $8,600 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 Jamestown pay

Typical tax bill
$2,683
a year · North Carolina typical $1,896
Effective rate
0.82%
of home value · North Carolina 0.66%
Typical home value
$326,800
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 Jamestown's government

🏛️ Official websitejamestown-nc.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Jamestown →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Jamestown

Jamestown is represented in Congress by Senators Thom Tillis and Ted Budd and Representatives Richard Hudson and Addison P. McDowell. Josh Stein is governor.

All of Jamestown'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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