Town Hall · Grundy

Grundy, VA town hall & government

Grundy spent $1.4 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,542 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Grundy's money goes

Spent
$1.4 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,542
typical Virginia cities: $2,704
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$469,00034%
Police
$386,00028%
Administration & buildings
$254,00019%
Sewer & trash
$128,0009%
Fire
$103,0008%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$15,0001%
Other
$7,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 35%
  • Property taxes 27%
  • Other taxes & licenses 13%
  • Sales taxes 12%
  • Fees & charges 11%
  • From the state 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Grundy

Full-time staff
18
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$36,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
7 full-time
Roads & transportation
5 full-time3 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time7 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time
Sewer & trash
3 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Buchanan County Public Schools

Grundy's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,603
Virginia: $17,169
Students
2,378
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 20%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $17,603 per pupil, $9,436 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 Grundy pay

Typical tax bill
$1,250
a year · Virginia typical $2,790
Effective rate
0.61%
of home value · Virginia 0.73%
Typical home value
$203,600
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 Grundy's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofgrundy.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Grundy →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Grundy

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

All of Grundy'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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