Town Hall · Neeses

Neeses, SC town hall & government

Neeses spent $119,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $352 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Neeses's money goes

Spent
$119,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$352
typical South Carolina cities: $1,686
Long-term debt
$16,000
$47 per resident
Administration & buildings
$45,00038%
Police
$35,00029%
Sewer & trash
$21,00018%
Fire
$15,00013%
Water & other utilities
$2,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 44%
  • Other taxes & licenses 32%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • From the state 9%
  • Fees & charges 7%

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

Town workforce

Who works for Neeses

Full-time staff
0
7 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 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

Orangeburg County School District

Neeses's K–12 school district, shared with Bowman, Branchville, Cope, Cordova, Elloree and Eutawville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,009
South Carolina: $15,090
Students
10,620
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$139.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 34%
  • State 46%
  • Federal 20%

Of the $18,009 per pupil, $8,114 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 Neeses pay

Typical tax bill
$623
a year · South Carolina typical $1,251
Effective rate
1.41%
of home value · South Carolina 0.48%
Typical home value
$44,300
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 Neeses's government

Town hall & decisions in Neeses →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Neeses

Neeses is represented in Congress by Senators Tim Scott and Darline Graham and Representative Joe Wilson. Henry McMaster is governor.

All of Neeses'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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