Town Hall · Fincastle

Fincastle, VA town hall & government

Fincastle spent $169,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $496 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Fincastle's money goes

Spent
$169,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$496
typical Virginia cities: $2,704
Long-term debt
$250,000
$733 per resident
Administration & buildings
$100,00059%
Parks & libraries
$25,00015%
Fire
$15,0009%
Water & other utilities
$10,0006%
Other
$19,00011%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 42%
  • Utility sales 31%
  • Other taxes & licenses 21%
  • From the state 4%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Fincastle

Full-time staff
0
2 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time2 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Botetourt County Public Schools

Fincastle's K–12 school district, shared with Buchanan and Troutville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,265
Virginia: $17,169
Students
4,488
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$452,000
at year end

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

  • Local 42%
  • State 49%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $15,265 per pupil, $8,916 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 Fincastle pay

Typical tax bill
$1,500
a year · Virginia typical $2,790
Effective rate
0.58%
of home value · Virginia 0.73%
Typical home value
$257,500
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Fincastle's government

🏛️ Official websiteco.botetourt.va.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Fincastle →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Fincastle

Fincastle is represented in Congress by Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine and Representative Ben Cline. Abigail Spanberger is governor.

All of Fincastle'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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