Chilhowie, VA town hall & government
Chilhowie spent $6.7 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $4,118 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Chilhowie's government.
Where Chilhowie's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Utility sales 27%
- From other local governments 25%
- Sales taxes 21%
- Fees & charges 15%
- Property taxes 5%
- Other taxes & licenses 3%
- Interest, fines & other 3%
- From the state 1%
Who works for Chilhowie
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Chilhowie didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Smyth County Public Schools
Chilhowie's K–12 school district, shared with Marion and Saltville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Virginia districts overall: 49% local, 41% state, 10% federal
- Local 22%
- State 61%
- Federal 18%
Of the $15,580 per pupil, $9,475 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.
Which schools Chilhowie kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Chilhowie pay
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.
Contact Chilhowie's government
Who represents Chilhowie
Chilhowie is represented in Congress by Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine and Representative H. Morgan Griffith. Abigail Spanberger is governor.
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.