Town Hall · Bloxom

Bloxom, VA town hall & government

Bloxom spent $40,000 in the year to August 31, 2022, about $109 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Bloxom's money goes

Spent
$40,000
fiscal year to August 31, 2022
Per resident
$109
typical Virginia cities: $2,704
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Police
$40,000100%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 39%
  • From other local governments 34%
  • Property taxes 27%
Town workforce

Who works for Bloxom

Full-time staff
1
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$42,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
1 full-time
Administration & buildings
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

Accomack County Public Schools

Bloxom's K–12 school district, shared with Accomac, Chincoteague, Hallwood, Keller, Melfa and Onancock. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,694
Virginia: $17,169
Students
4,726
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$12.4 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Virginia districts overall: 49% local, 41% state, 10% federal

  • Local 27%
  • State 57%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $15,694 per pupil, $8,825 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 Bloxom pay

Typical tax bill
$731
a year · Virginia typical $2,790
Effective rate
0.55%
of home value · Virginia 0.73%
Typical home value
$133,300
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 Bloxom's government

Town hall & decisions in Bloxom →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bloxom

Bloxom is represented in Congress by Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine and Representative Jennifer A. Kiggans. Abigail Spanberger is governor.

All of Bloxom'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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