Town Hall · Seaboard

Seaboard, NC town hall & government

Seaboard spent $827,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,529 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Seaboard's money goes

Spent
$827,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,529
typical North Carolina cities: $1,776
Long-term debt
$105,000
$194 per resident
Sewer & trash
$257,00031%
Water & other utilities
$257,00031%
Administration & buildings
$149,00018%
Roads & transportation
$72,0009%
Police
$70,0008%
Parks & libraries
$14,0002%
Interest on debt
$5,0001%
Fire
$1,000<1%
Other
$2,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 35%
  • Utility sales 35%
  • Sales taxes 13%
  • Property taxes 10%
  • From the state 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Seaboard

Full-time staff
4
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$31,100
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time6 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Other
0 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

Northampton County Schools

Seaboard's K–12 school district, shared with Conway, Garysburg, Gaston, Jackson, Lasker and Rich Square. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,230
North Carolina: $13,045
Students
1,300
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 21%
  • State 55%
  • Federal 24%

Of the $20,230 per pupil, $10,155 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 Seaboard pay

Typical tax bill
$1,481
a year · North Carolina typical $1,896
Effective rate
1.62%
of home value · North Carolina 0.66%
Typical home value
$91,500
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

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Seaboard

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

All of Seaboard'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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