Damascus, VA town hall & government
Damascus spent $2.6 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $3,240 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Damascus's government.
Where Damascus's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Sales taxes 38%
- Property taxes 24%
- Fees & charges 21%
- Other taxes & licenses 7%
- From the state 5%
- Interest, fines & other 4%
Damascus didn't report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.
Who works for Damascus
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Washington County Public Schools
Damascus's K–12 school district, shared with Abingdon and Glade Spring. 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 28%
- State 57%
- Federal 15%
Of the $14,860 per pupil, $9,337 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 Damascus kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Damascus 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 Damascus's government
Who represents Damascus
Damascus 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.