Town Hall · Occoquan

Occoquan, VA town hall & government

Occoquan spent $1.5 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,347 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Occoquan's money goes

Spent
$1.5 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,347
typical Virginia cities: $2,704
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$750,00051%
Police
$432,00029%
Parks & libraries
$198,00013%
Roads & transportation
$83,0006%
Fire
$15,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 26%
  • Sales taxes 22%
  • Fees & charges 19%
  • Property taxes 18%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • From the state 5%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • From the federal government 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Occoquan

Full-time staff
7
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$21,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
3 full-time5 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time
Other
0 full-time2 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

Prince William County Public Schools

Occoquan's K–12 school district, shared with Dumfries and Haymarket. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,472
Virginia: $17,169
Students
90,550
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$890.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 50%
  • State 44%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $16,472 per pupil, $9,186 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 Occoquan pay

Typical tax bill
$4,771
a year · Virginia typical $2,790
Effective rate
0.96%
of home value · Virginia 0.73%
Typical home value
$496,500
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 Occoquan's government

🏛️ Official websiteoccoquanva.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Occoquan →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Occoquan

Occoquan is represented in Congress by Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine and Representative Eugene Simon Vindman. Abigail Spanberger is governor.

All of Occoquan'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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