Town Hall · Nashville

Nashville, NC town hall & government

Nashville spent $9.6 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,717 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Nashville's money goes

Spent
$9.6 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,717
typical North Carolina cities: $1,776
Long-term debt
$1.8 million
$328 per resident
Sewer & trash
$3 million32%
Police
$1.5 million15%
Roads & transportation
$1.1 million11%
Fire
$1.1 million11%
Water & other utilities
$1 million11%
Administration & buildings
$977,00010%
Parks & libraries
$513,0005%
Housing & development
$189,0002%
Interest on debt
$105,0001%
Other
$110,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 36%
  • Property taxes 24%
  • Sales taxes 12%
  • From the state 11%
  • Utility sales 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From other local governments <1%

Nashville 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 Nashville

Full-time staff
68
36 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$48,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
11
and 14 full-time firefighters
Courts, inspections & corrections
22 full-time12 part
Fire
14 full-time8 part
Police
11 full-time5 part
Administration & buildings
11 full-time
Parks & libraries
2 full-time11 part
Sewer & trash
5 full-time
Roads & transportation
3 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

Nash-Rocky Mount Schools

Nashville's K–12 school district, shared with Bailey, Castalia, Dortches, Middlesex, Momeyer and Red Oak. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,339
North Carolina: $13,045
Students
14,568
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$19.4 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 $12,339 per pupil, $7,625 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 Nashville pay

Typical tax bill
$1,557
a year · North Carolina typical $1,896
Effective rate
0.76%
of home value · North Carolina 0.66%
Typical home value
$205,300
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 Nashville's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofnashville.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Nashville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Nashville

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

All of Nashville'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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