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Long View, NC town hall & government

Long View spent $6.3 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,277 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Long View's money goes

Spent
$6.3 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,277
typical North Carolina cities: $1,776
Long-term debt
$69,000
$14 per resident
Water & other utilities
$1.9 million30%
Police
$1.6 million25%
Roads & transportation
$1.1 million17%
Administration & buildings
$888,00014%
Fire
$720,00011%
Housing & development
$111,0002%
Parks & libraries
$80,0001%
Interest on debt
$3,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 27%
  • Sales taxes 27%
  • Utility sales 17%
  • Fees & charges 17%
  • From the state 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Long View

Full-time staff
38
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$47,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
17
and 9 full-time firefighters
Police
17 full-time
Fire
9 full-time
Roads & transportation
9 full-time
Administration & buildings
3 full-time2 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

Hickory City Schools

Long View's K–12 school district, shared with Brookford and Hickory. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,093
North Carolina: $13,045
Students
3,817
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 19%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 20%

Of the $12,093 per pupil, $7,580 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.

Also serving Long View: Burke County Schools ($12,539 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Long View pay

Typical tax bill
$1,259
a year · North Carolina typical $1,896
Effective rate
0.80%
of home value · North Carolina 0.66%
Typical home value
$157,300
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 Long View's government

🏛️ Official websiteci.longview.nc.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Long View →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Long View

Long View is represented in Congress by Senators Thom Tillis and Ted Budd and Representatives Pat Harrigan and Tim Moore. Josh Stein is governor.

All of Long View'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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