Dumfries, VA town hall & government
Dumfries spent $10.7 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,854 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Dumfries's government.
Where Dumfries's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Interest, fines & other 40%
- Sales taxes 26%
- Property taxes 15%
- From the state 12%
- Other taxes & licenses 7%
- From the federal government <1%
Who works for Dumfries
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Dumfries didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Prince William County Public Schools
Dumfries's K–12 school district, shared with Haymarket and Occoquan. 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 50%
- State 44%
- Federal 6%
Of the $16,472 per pupil, $9,186 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 Dumfries kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Dumfries 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 Dumfries's government
Who represents Dumfries
Dumfries 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.