Town Hall · Boydton

Boydton, VA town hall & government

Boydton spent $1.8 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $4,510 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Boydton's money goes

Spent
$1.8 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$4,510
typical Virginia cities: $2,704
Long-term debt
$462,000
$1,127 per resident
Roads & transportation
$652,00035%
Sewer & trash
$568,00031%
Water & other utilities
$298,00016%
Administration & buildings
$220,00012%
Police
$68,0004%
Fire
$41,0002%
Other
$2,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 35%
  • From the federal government 19%
  • Utility sales 18%
  • Property taxes 9%
  • From the state 9%
  • Sales taxes 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%

Boydton didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Boydton

Full-time staff
8
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$33,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
2 full-time9 part
Sewer & trash
5 full-time
Police
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Mecklenburg County Public Schools

Boydton's K–12 school district, shared with Chase City, Clarksville, La Crosse, South Hill and Brodnax. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,615
Virginia: $17,169
Students
3,937
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$111.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 41%
  • State 46%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $15,615 per pupil, $9,023 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 Boydton pay

Typical tax bill
$760
a year · Virginia typical $2,790
Effective rate
0.48%
of home value · Virginia 0.73%
Typical home value
$159,100
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 Boydton's government

Town hall & decisions in Boydton →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Boydton

Boydton is represented in Congress by Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine and Representative John J. McGuire III. Abigail Spanberger is governor.

All of Boydton'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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