Town Hall · Pennington Gap

Pennington Gap, VA town hall & government

Pennington Gap spent $4.3 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,511 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Pennington Gap's money goes

Spent
$4.3 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,511
typical Virginia cities: $2,704
Long-term debt
$3.3 million
$1,942 per resident
Water & other utilities
$1.2 million28%
Sewer & trash
$834,00019%
Roads & transportation
$681,00016%
Administration & buildings
$575,00013%
Police
$496,00012%
Parks & libraries
$245,0006%
Fire
$169,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$51,0001%
Interest on debt
$21,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 39%
  • Sales taxes 20%
  • Fees & charges 20%
  • Property taxes 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From the state 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Pennington Gap

Full-time staff
25
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$51,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Water & other utilities
10 full-time3 part
Sewer & trash
5 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
4 full-time2 part
Police
5 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 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

Lee County Public Schools

Pennington Gap's K–12 school district, shared with Jonesville. 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 Pennington Gap pay

Typical tax bill
$681
a year · Virginia typical $2,790
Effective rate
0.73%
of home value · Virginia 0.73%
Typical home value
$92,900
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 Pennington Gap's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofpenningtonva.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Pennington Gap →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Pennington Gap

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

All of Pennington Gap'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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