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Spring Hope, NC town hall & government

Spring Hope spent $1.9 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,450 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Spring Hope's money goes

Spent
$1.9 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,450
typical North Carolina cities: $1,776
Long-term debt
$196,000
$149 per resident
Water & other utilities
$652,00034%
Police
$530,00028%
Administration & buildings
$379,00020%
Roads & transportation
$92,0005%
Parks & libraries
$9,000<1%
Interest on debt
$5,000<1%
Other
$245,00013%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 26%
  • From the state 24%
  • Utility sales 22%
  • Sales taxes 18%
  • Fees & charges 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Spring Hope

Full-time staff
9
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$68,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
6
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
6 full-time
Administration & buildings
3 full-time1 part
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

Nash-Rocky Mount Schools

Spring Hope's K–12 school district, shared with Bailey, Castalia, Dortches, Middlesex, Momeyer and Nashville. 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 Spring Hope pay

Typical tax bill
$1,181
a year · North Carolina typical $1,896
Effective rate
0.73%
of home value · North Carolina 0.66%
Typical home value
$161,000
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 Spring Hope's government

Town hall & decisions in Spring Hope →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Spring Hope

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

All of Spring Hope'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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