Town Hall · Laurel Park

Laurel Park, NC town hall & government

Laurel Park spent $4.8 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,044 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Laurel Park's money goes

Spent
$4.8 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,044
typical North Carolina cities: $1,776
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Water & other utilities
$1.3 million28%
Administration & buildings
$1.1 million23%
Roads & transportation
$814,00017%
Police
$673,00014%
Fire
$430,0009%
Parks & libraries
$212,0004%
Sewer & trash
$189,0004%
Health & welfare
$10,000<1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$6,000<1%
Interest on debt
$6,000<1%
Paid to other governments
$5,000<1%
Other
$3,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 37%
  • Utility sales 29%
  • Sales taxes 20%
  • From the state 11%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Laurel Park

Full-time staff
32
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$43,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
7 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
7 full-time
Administration & buildings
5 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time
Other
12 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

Henderson County Schools

Laurel Park's K–12 school district, shared with Flat Rock, Fletcher, Hendersonville and Mills River. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,051
North Carolina: $13,045
Students
12,660
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$76.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 25%
  • State 59%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $12,051 per pupil, $7,653 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 Laurel Park pay

Typical tax bill
$3,077
a year · North Carolina typical $1,896
Effective rate
0.71%
of home value · North Carolina 0.66%
Typical home value
$433,100
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Laurel Park's government

🏛️ Official websitelaurelpark.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Laurel Park →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Laurel Park

Laurel Park is represented in Congress by Senators Thom Tillis and Ted Budd and Representative Chuck Edwards. Josh Stein is governor.

All of Laurel Park'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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