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Williamston, SC town hall & government

Williamston spent $6.6 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,527 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Williamston's money goes

Spent
$6.6 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,527
typical South Carolina cities: $1,686
Long-term debt
$3.7 million
$863 per resident
Sewer & trash
$2.1 million31%
Water & other utilities
$1.5 million23%
Police
$1.4 million21%
Administration & buildings
$935,00014%
Parks & libraries
$400,0006%
Fire
$301,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 23%
  • Property taxes 21%
  • Utility sales 20%
  • From the federal government 18%
  • From the state 11%
  • Sales taxes 5%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Williamston

Full-time staff
42
12 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$37,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
16
and 1 full-time firefighter
Police
16 full-time8 part
Administration & buildings
10 full-time
Sewer & trash
8 full-time
Parks & libraries
2 full-time3 part
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Fire
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Other
2 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

Anderson School District 1

Williamston's K–12 school district, shared with Pelzer and West Pelzer. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,922
South Carolina: $15,090
Students
11,001
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$198.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 39%
  • State 51%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $11,922 per pupil, $7,144 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 Williamston pay

Typical tax bill
$1,045
a year · South Carolina typical $1,251
Effective rate
0.64%
of home value · South Carolina 0.48%
Typical home value
$162,800
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 Williamston's government

🏛️ Official websitewilliamstonsc.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Williamston →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Williamston

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

All of Williamston'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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