Town Hall · Purcellville

Purcellville, VA town hall & government

Purcellville spent $26.3 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $2,930 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Purcellville

Stanley J. Milan, Sr.MayorSince 2023 Wikidata ↗ Out of date? Sign in to tell us

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Town budget

Where Purcellville's money goes

Spent
$26.3 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$2,930
typical Virginia cities: $3,544
Long-term debt
$50.1 million
$5,579 per resident
Water & other utilities
$4.6 million17%
Police
$4.3 million16%
Sewer & trash
$4.2 million16%
Roads & transportation
$3.9 million15%
Housing & development
$1.4 million5%
Interest on debt
$1.2 million5%
Administration & buildings
$1.2 million5%
Parks & libraries
$1 million4%
Fire
$130,000<1%
Health & welfare
$116,000<1%
Other
$4.2 million16%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 25%
  • Sales taxes 21%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • Utility sales 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • From the state 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • From the federal government 6%
Town workforce

Who works for Purcellville

Full-time staff
80
23 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$103,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
13
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
25 full-time22 part
Roads & transportation
16 full-time
Police
15 full-time
Sewer & trash
10 full-time
Water & other utilities
9 full-time
Parks & libraries
2 full-time
Other
3 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Loudoun County Public Schools

Purcellville's K–12 school district, shared with Hamilton, Hillsboro, Leesburg, Lovettsville, Middleburg and Round Hill. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$21,242
Virginia: $17,169
Students
81,636
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.1 billion
at year end

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

  • Local 70%
  • State 27%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $21,242 per pupil, $12,993 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 Purcellville pay

Typical tax bill
$6,041
a year · Virginia typical $2,790
Effective rate
0.92%
of home value · Virginia 0.73%
Typical home value
$654,200
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 Purcellville's government

🏛️ Official websitepurcellvilleva.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Purcellville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Purcellville

Purcellville is represented in Congress by Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine and Representative Suhas Subramanyam. Abigail Spanberger is governor.

All of Purcellville'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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