Culpeper, VA town hall & government
Culpeper spent $53.7 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $2,584 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Culpeper's government.
Where Culpeper's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Utility sales 40%
- Sales taxes 18%
- Fees & charges 14%
- From the state 9%
- Property taxes 8%
- Interest, fines & other 4%
- From the federal government 4%
- Other taxes & licenses 3%
Who works for Culpeper
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Culpeper County Public Schools
Culpeper's K–12 school district. 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 40%
- State 53%
- Federal 7%
Of the $13,703 per pupil, $8,651 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 Culpeper kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Culpeper 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.
Contact Culpeper's government
Who represents Culpeper
Culpeper is represented in Congress by Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine and Representative Eugene Simon Vindman. 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.