Town Hall · Mars Hill

Mars Hill, NC town hall & government

Mars Hill spent $3,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Mars Hill's money goes

Spent
$3,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$2
typical North Carolina cities: $1,776
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Interest on debt
$3,000100%

Mars Hill didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Mars Hill

Full-time staff
21
14 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$43,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
and 5 full-time firefighters
Administration & buildings
3 full-time7 part
Police
5 full-time3 part
Fire
5 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
4 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 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

Madison County Schools

Mars Hill's K–12 school district, shared with Hot Springs and Marshall. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,815
North Carolina: $13,045
Students
2,130
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 20%
  • State 69%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $14,815 per pupil, $9,128 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 Mars Hill pay

Typical tax bill
$1,649
a year · North Carolina typical $1,896
Effective rate
0.56%
of home value · North Carolina 0.66%
Typical home value
$294,700
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.

Local

Contact Mars Hill's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofmarshill.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Mars Hill →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mars Hill

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

All of Mars Hill'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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