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How Berryville is run

Berryville spent $13.3 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $2,812 per resident.

Town website
Photo: DwayneP
City budget
$13.3 million
spent, year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$2,812
Below typical Virginia cities ($3,544)
Long-term debt
$8.1 million
$1,723 per resident
City staff
54
full-time · 6 part-time
Typical tax bill
$2,782
a year · VA $2,790

What stands out about how Berryville is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Your share of the budget

About $2,812 per resident a year, or $7.70 a day

The biggest line: water & other utilities, at 50% of spending.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 24%Fees & charges 22%Utility sales 16%From the federal government 13%Sales taxes 9%From the state 8%Other taxes & licenses 4%Interest, fines & other 4%
The school district

Clarke County Public Schools

Berryville’s K–12 school district, shared with Boyce. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Berryville →
$15,015
per pupil · VA $17,169
1,921
students
$14.4 million
long-term debt

Of the $15,015 per pupil, $9,046 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 57%State 37%Federal 6%

Virginia districts overall: 49% local, 41% state, 10% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Over the years

Per resident, spending is up 84% since 2022

Spending per resident, by fiscal year. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.

Spending per resident by year

2022$1,528
2024$2,812
$13.3 million
spent in 2024
$6.7 million
spent in 2022

* A Census Bureau estimate for that year (the town didn’t report most of its figures).

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Berryville

Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Berryville yet. Neighbors can add them.

Who works for Berryville

One full-time town employee for every 87 residents

On the payroll in March 2022.

By department full-time, plus part-time

Water & other utilities18
Police11
Administration & buildings7 + 6 pt
Roads & transportation10
Sewer & trash8
54
full-time
6
part-time
$49,400
average full-time pay, before benefits
10
sworn police officers

Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $2,782 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.51% of the home’s value, vs 0.73% across Virginia.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Virginia$2,790
Berryville$2,782
$2,782
typical bill a year
0.51%
effective rate
$550,500
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Berryville’s rate.

Can I afford it? →

The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Who represents Berryville

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Berryville.

Politics & elections →
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Virginia HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Virginia SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Virginia

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Berryville’s government

Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.

The Handbook →
Official websiteberryvilleva.gov ↗

Questions about how Berryville is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.

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