Town Hall · Kilmarnock

Kilmarnock, VA town hall & government

Kilmarnock spent $3.6 million in the year to June 30, 2023, about $2,536 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Kilmarnock's money goes

Spent
$3.6 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2023
Per resident
$2,536
typical Virginia cities: $4,763
Long-term debt
$3.3 million
$2,363 per resident
Administration & buildings
$1.2 million33%
Sewer & trash
$1.1 million29%
Police
$685,00019%
Water & other utilities
$473,00013%
Interest on debt
$102,0003%
Parks & libraries
$79,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 38%
  • Sales taxes 26%
  • Utility sales 16%
  • Property taxes 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From the state 2%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Kilmarnock

Full-time staff
18
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$56,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
7 full-time
Police
5 full-time4 part
Parks & libraries
4 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
0 full-time3 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

Lancaster County Public Schools

Kilmarnock's K–12 school district, shared with Irvington and White Stone. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,838
Virginia: $17,169
Students
1,020
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$73.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 67%
  • State 23%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $17,838 per pupil, $8,915 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.

Also serving Kilmarnock: Northumberland County Public Schools ($20,161 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Kilmarnock pay

Typical tax bill
$1,341
a year · Virginia typical $2,790
Effective rate
0.47%
of home value · Virginia 0.73%
Typical home value
$282,400
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

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Kilmarnock

Kilmarnock is represented in Congress by Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine and Representative Robert J. Wittman. Abigail Spanberger is governor.

All of Kilmarnock'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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