Town Hall · Awendaw

Awendaw, SC town hall & government

Awendaw spent $66,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $42 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Awendaw's money goes

Spent
$66,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$42
typical South Carolina cities: $1,686
Long-term debt
$421,000
$268 per resident
Housing & development
$45,00068%
Water & other utilities
$21,00032%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 47%
  • Utility sales 21%
  • Property taxes 15%
  • From the state 12%
  • From other local governments 5%

Awendaw didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Charleston County School District

Awendaw's K–12 school district, shared with Folly Beach, Hollywood, Isle of Palms, James Island, Kiawah Island and McClellanville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,199
South Carolina: $15,090
Students
50,400
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$775.4 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from South Carolina districts overall: 45% local, 43% state, 13% federal

  • Local 64%
  • State 23%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $18,199 per pupil, $9,517 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 Awendaw pay

Typical tax bill
$1,459
a year · South Carolina typical $1,251
Effective rate
0.37%
of home value · South Carolina 0.48%
Typical home value
$399,200
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 Awendaw's government

Town hall & decisions in Awendaw →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Awendaw

Awendaw is represented in Congress by Senators Tim Scott and Darline Graham and Representative Nancy Mace. Henry McMaster is governor.

All of Awendaw'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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