Town Hall · Crewe

Crewe, VA town hall & government

Crewe spent $7.1 million in the year to June 30, 2023, about $3,125 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Crewe's money goes

Spent
$7.1 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2023
Per resident
$3,125
typical Virginia cities: $4,763
Long-term debt
$5.8 million
$2,561 per resident
Sewer & trash
$2.7 million38%
Police
$1.2 million16%
Administration & buildings
$968,00014%
Roads & transportation
$843,00012%
Water & other utilities
$669,0009%
Interest on debt
$185,0003%
Fire
$71,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$22,000<1%
Parks & libraries
$20,000<1%
Housing & development
$13,000<1%
Other
$433,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 33%
  • Utility sales 21%
  • Sales taxes 18%
  • Property taxes 11%
  • From the state 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From the federal government <1%

Crewe didn't report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Crewe

Full-time staff
26
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$51,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Sewer & trash
7 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
7 full-time
Police
5 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
4 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Nottoway County Public Schools

Crewe's K–12 school district, shared with Blackstone and Burkeville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,715
Virginia: $17,169
Students
1,817
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$701,000
at year end

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

  • Local 20%
  • State 56%
  • Federal 24%

Of the $17,715 per pupil, $7,681 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 Crewe pay

Typical tax bill
$784
a year · Virginia typical $2,790
Effective rate
0.56%
of home value · Virginia 0.73%
Typical home value
$139,400
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 Crewe's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofcrewe.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Crewe →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Crewe

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

All of Crewe'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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