Honaker, VA town hall & government
Honaker spent $646,000 in the year to June 30, 2024, about $539 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Honaker's government.
Where Honaker's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 39%
- Utility sales 28%
- Sales taxes 18%
- Property taxes 11%
- Other taxes & licenses 4%
Who works for Honaker
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Russell County Public Schools
Honaker's K–12 school district, shared with Cleveland and Lebanon. 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 20%
- State 66%
- Federal 15%
Of the $14,406 per pupil, $8,104 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 Honaker kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Honaker 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 Honaker's government
Who represents Honaker
Honaker 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.