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Vanceboro, NC town hall & government

Vanceboro spent $1.4 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,422 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Vanceboro's money goes

Spent
$1.4 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,422
typical North Carolina cities: $1,776
Long-term debt
$743,000
$778 per resident
Sewer & trash
$354,00026%
Water & other utilities
$308,00023%
Administration & buildings
$276,00020%
Police
$272,00020%
Roads & transportation
$93,0007%
Interest on debt
$33,0002%
Parks & libraries
$5,000<1%
Paid to other governments
$4,000<1%
Other
$13,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 33%
  • Utility sales 23%
  • Property taxes 20%
  • Sales taxes 12%
  • From the state 9%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Vanceboro

Full-time staff
11
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$34,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
2 full-time6 part
Police
4 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
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

Craven County Schools

Vanceboro's K–12 school district, shared with Bridgeton, Cove City, Dover, Havelock, New Bern and River Bend. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,672
North Carolina: $13,045
Students
12,584
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 17%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 23%

Of the $12,672 per pupil, $7,291 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 Vanceboro pay

Typical tax bill
$1,090
a year · North Carolina typical $1,896
Effective rate
0.73%
of home value · North Carolina 0.66%
Typical home value
$148,400
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 Vanceboro's government

Town hall & decisions in Vanceboro →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Vanceboro

Vanceboro is represented in Congress by Senators Thom Tillis and Ted Budd and Representative Gregory F. Murphy. Josh Stein is governor.

All of Vanceboro'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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