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Glade Spring, VA town hall & government

Glade Spring spent $737,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $526 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Glade Spring's money goes

Spent
$737,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$526
typical Virginia cities: $2,704
Long-term debt
$42,000
$30 per resident
Police
$221,00030%
Administration & buildings
$154,00021%
Fire
$134,00018%
Roads & transportation
$99,00013%
Sewer & trash
$64,0009%
Parks & libraries
$2,000<1%
Interest on debt
$2,000<1%
Other
$61,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • From the federal government 52%
  • Sales taxes 20%
  • Property taxes 15%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • Fees & charges 4%
  • From the state 4%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Glade Spring

Full-time staff
6
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$41,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
2 full-time1 part
Police
2 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Washington County Public Schools

Glade Spring's K–12 school district, shared with Abingdon and Damascus. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,860
Virginia: $17,169
Students
6,705
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Glade Spring pay

Typical tax bill
$1,080
a year · Virginia typical $2,790
Effective rate
0.62%
of home value · Virginia 0.73%
Typical home value
$174,300
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 Glade Spring's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Glade Spring

Glade Spring is represented in Congress by Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine and Representative H. Morgan Griffith. Abigail Spanberger is governor.

All of Glade Spring'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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