Town Hall · Murfreesboro

Murfreesboro, NC town hall & government

Murfreesboro spent $2.4 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $830 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Murfreesboro's money goes

Spent
$2.4 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$830
typical North Carolina cities: $1,776
Long-term debt
$1.3 million
$457 per resident
Police
$836,00035%
Sewer & trash
$304,00013%
Administration & buildings
$274,00012%
Water & other utilities
$255,00011%
Fire
$105,0004%
Roads & transportation
$83,0003%
Parks & libraries
$60,0003%
Other
$463,00019%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 38%
  • From other local governments 21%
  • Property taxes 20%
  • Sales taxes 11%
  • Fees & charges 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Murfreesboro

Full-time staff
15
27 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$44,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
8
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
9 full-time8 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time11 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time6 part
Sewer & trash
3 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
1 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

Hertford County Schools

Murfreesboro's K–12 school district, shared with Ahoskie, Cofield, Como, Harrellsville and Winton. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,122
North Carolina: $13,045
Students
2,445
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 15%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 23%

Of the $16,122 per pupil, $8,809 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 Murfreesboro pay

Typical tax bill
$1,691
a year · North Carolina typical $1,896
Effective rate
1.07%
of home value · North Carolina 0.66%
Typical home value
$158,600
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 Murfreesboro's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofmurfreesboro.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Murfreesboro →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Murfreesboro

Murfreesboro is represented in Congress by Senators Thom Tillis and Ted Budd and Representative Donald G. Davis. Josh Stein is governor.

All of Murfreesboro'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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