Town Hall · Pulaski

Pulaski, VA town hall & government

Pulaski spent $21.1 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $2,375 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Pulaski's money goes

Spent
$21.1 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$2,375
typical Virginia cities: $3,544
Long-term debt
$6.4 million
$722 per resident
Housing & development
$4.1 million20%
Sewer & trash
$4.1 million19%
Police
$2.9 million14%
Roads & transportation
$2.6 million12%
Water & other utilities
$2 million9%
Fire
$982,0005%
Parks & libraries
$702,0003%
Administration & buildings
$580,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$61,000<1%
Interest on debt
$25,000<1%
Health & welfare
$21,000<1%
Other
$3.1 million15%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 25%
  • Fees & charges 21%
  • Property taxes 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 13%
  • Sales taxes 10%
  • Utility sales 9%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Pulaski

Full-time staff
96
23 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$49,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
30
and 9 full-time firefighters
Administration & buildings
36 full-time14 part
Police
30 full-time1 part
Fire
9 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
7 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
6 full-time3 part
Sewer & trash
4 full-time
Housing & development
2 full-time
Health & welfare
1 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
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

Pulaski County Public Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$14,071
Virginia: $17,169
Students
4,361
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$43.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 27%
  • State 57%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $14,071 per pupil, $8,302 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 Pulaski pay

Typical tax bill
$1,094
a year · Virginia typical $2,790
Effective rate
0.68%
of home value · Virginia 0.73%
Typical home value
$160,500
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.

Local

Contact Pulaski's government

🏛️ Official websitepulaskitown.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Pulaski →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Pulaski

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

All of Pulaski'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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