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Pilot Mountain, NC town hall & government

Pilot Mountain spent $5.4 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $3,849 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Pilot Mountain's money goes

Spent
$5.4 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$3,849
typical North Carolina cities: $1,776
Long-term debt
$4.9 million
$3,463 per resident
Water & other utilities
$2.3 million43%
Sewer & trash
$1.1 million20%
Police
$1 million19%
Administration & buildings
$443,0008%
Roads & transportation
$340,0006%
Interest on debt
$101,0002%
Parks & libraries
$35,0001%
Health & welfare
$21,000<1%
Paid to other governments
$6,000<1%
Other
$25,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 51%
  • Property taxes 18%
  • Sales taxes 15%
  • Fees & charges 10%
  • From the state 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Pilot Mountain

Full-time staff
18
17 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$50,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
9
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
10 full-time7 part
Administration & buildings
4 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Other
2 full-time9 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

Surry County Schools

Pilot Mountain's K–12 school district, shared with Dobson and Mount Airy. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,463
North Carolina: $13,045
Students
7,352
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$29.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 15%
  • State 66%
  • Federal 19%

Of the $12,463 per pupil, $7,468 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 Pilot Mountain pay

Typical tax bill
$1,563
a year · North Carolina typical $1,896
Effective rate
0.77%
of home value · North Carolina 0.66%
Typical home value
$203,600
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Pilot Mountain's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofpilotmountain.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Pilot Mountain →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Pilot Mountain

Pilot Mountain is represented in Congress by Senators Thom Tillis and Ted Budd and Representative Virginia Foxx. Josh Stein is governor.

All of Pilot Mountain'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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