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Jonesville, VA town hall & government

Jonesville spent $315,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $342 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Jonesville's money goes

Spent
$315,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$342
typical Virginia cities: $2,704
Long-term debt
$435,000
$473 per resident
Police
$306,00097%
Water & other utilities
$9,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 33%
  • Sales taxes 27%
  • Property taxes 19%
  • Fees & charges 15%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%

Jonesville didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Jonesville

Full-time staff
21
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$55,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
4 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
4 full-time
Other
13 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Lee County Public Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$15,613
Virginia: $17,169
Students
2,971
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$810,000
at year end

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

  • Local 14%
  • State 67%
  • Federal 19%

Of the $15,613 per pupil, $8,707 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 Jonesville pay

Typical tax bill
$847
a year · Virginia typical $2,790
Effective rate
0.73%
of home value · Virginia 0.73%
Typical home value
$115,400
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 Jonesville's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofjonesville.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Jonesville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Jonesville

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

All of Jonesville'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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