Town Hall · Newberry

Newberry, SC town hall & government

Newberry spent $75.8 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $7,069 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Newberry's money goes

Spent
$75.8 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$7,069
typical South Carolina cities: $2,655
Long-term debt
$3.5 million
$328 per resident
Water & other utilities
$49.1 million65%
Sewer & trash
$5.6 million7%
Administration & buildings
$2.7 million4%
Police
$2.4 million3%
Parks & libraries
$2.3 million3%
Fire
$2.1 million3%
Interest on debt
$1.8 million2%
Roads & transportation
$1.4 million2%
Housing & development
$812,0001%
Paid to other governments
$580,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$468,0001%
Other
$6.5 million9%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 54%
  • Interest, fines & other 27%
  • Fees & charges 9%
  • Property taxes 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • From the state 1%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • From the federal government <1%

Newberry didn't report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Newberry

Full-time staff
216
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$55,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
27
and 19 full-time firefighters
Water & other utilities
100 full-time4 part
Police
30 full-time
Fire
21 full-time
Administration & buildings
18 full-time
Parks & libraries
16 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
14 full-time
Sewer & trash
12 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time5 part
Other
5 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Newberry County School District

Newberry's K–12 school district, shared with Little Mountain, Peak, Pomaria, Prosperity, Silverstreet and Whitmire. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,697
South Carolina: $15,090
Students
5,773
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$32.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 36%
  • State 50%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $15,697 per pupil, $8,431 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 Newberry pay

Typical tax bill
$1,283
a year · South Carolina typical $1,251
Effective rate
0.90%
of home value · South Carolina 0.48%
Typical home value
$142,400
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.

Local

Contact Newberry's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofnewberry.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Newberry →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Newberry

Newberry is represented in Congress by Senators Tim Scott and Darline Graham and Representative Sheri Biggs. Henry McMaster is governor.

All of Newberry'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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