Town Hall · Snelling

Snelling, SC town hall & government

Snelling spent $94,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $363 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Snelling's money goes

Spent
$94,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$363
typical South Carolina cities: $1,686
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Police
$32,00034%
Administration & buildings
$23,00024%
Sewer & trash
$21,00022%
Parks & libraries
$9,00010%
Fire
$5,0005%
Other
$4,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Other taxes & licenses 60%
  • From the state 33%
  • Property taxes 6%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Snelling

Full-time staff
0
7 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Snelling didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Barnwell County School District

Snelling's K–12 school district, shared with Barnwell, Blackville, Elko, Hilda, Kline and Williston. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,344
South Carolina: $15,090
Students
1,952
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$672,000
at year end

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

  • Local 23%
  • State 48%
  • Federal 29%

Of the $16,344 per pupil, $7,913 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 Snelling pay

Typical tax bill
$840
a year · South Carolina typical $1,251
Effective rate
1.30%
of home value · South Carolina 0.48%
Typical home value
$64,400
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 Snelling's government

Town hall & decisions in Snelling →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Snelling

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

All of Snelling'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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