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Hurt, VA town hall & government

Hurt spent $1.5 million in the year to June 30, 2023, about $1,194 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Hurt's money goes

Spent
$1.5 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2023
Per resident
$1,194
typical Virginia cities: $4,763
Long-term debt
$134,000
$106 per resident
Administration & buildings
$339,00023%
Water & other utilities
$322,00021%
Paid to other governments
$306,00020%
Police
$222,00015%
Sewer & trash
$40,0003%
Roads & transportation
$38,0003%
Housing & development
$37,0002%
Fire
$35,0002%
Interest on debt
$3,000<1%
Other
$161,00011%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 33%
  • From the federal government 25%
  • Property taxes 15%
  • Sales taxes 10%
  • From the state 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Hurt

Full-time staff
5
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$56,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
2 full-time
Police
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Pittsylvania County Public Schools

Hurt's K–12 school district, shared with Chatham and Gretna. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,802
Virginia: $17,169
Students
7,860
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 19%
  • State 64%
  • Federal 17%

Of the $14,802 per pupil, $8,427 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 Hurt pay

Typical tax bill
$904
a year · Virginia typical $2,790
Effective rate
0.60%
of home value · Virginia 0.73%
Typical home value
$150,600
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 Hurt's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofhurtva.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Hurt →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Hurt

Hurt is represented in Congress by Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine and Representative John J. McGuire III. Abigail Spanberger is governor.

All of Hurt'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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