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Kenbridge, VA town hall & government

Kenbridge spent $2.7 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,266 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Kenbridge's money goes

Spent
$2.7 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,266
typical Virginia cities: $2,704
Long-term debt
$6.6 million
$5,509 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1.3 million46%
Interest on debt
$479,00018%
Administration & buildings
$307,00011%
Police
$306,00011%
Water & other utilities
$213,0008%
Housing & development
$58,0002%
Fire
$52,0002%
Health & welfare
$23,0001%
Parks & libraries
$10,000<1%
Roads & transportation
$6,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 24%
  • Property taxes 21%
  • From the federal government 20%
  • Sales taxes 9%
  • Utility sales 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • From the state 5%
Town workforce

Who works for Kenbridge

Full-time staff
14
13 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$54,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
3 full-time9 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time3 part
Police
4 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 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

Lunenburg County Public Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$16,184
Virginia: $17,169
Students
1,582
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 20%
  • State 65%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $16,184 per pupil, $9,145 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 Kenbridge pay

Typical tax bill
$805
a year · Virginia typical $2,790
Effective rate
0.52%
of home value · Virginia 0.73%
Typical home value
$154,400
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 Kenbridge's government

Town hall & decisions in Kenbridge →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Kenbridge

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

All of Kenbridge'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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