Town Hall · Smithfield

Smithfield, VA town hall & government

Smithfield spent $16.2 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,822 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Smithfield's money goes

Spent
$16.2 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$1,822
typical Virginia cities: $3,544
Long-term debt
$4.5 million
$505 per resident
Police
$2.6 million16%
Roads & transportation
$2.3 million14%
Water & other utilities
$1.9 million12%
Housing & development
$1.7 million11%
Administration & buildings
$1.6 million10%
Parks & libraries
$1.6 million10%
Sewer & trash
$1.5 million9%
Fire
$515,0003%
Health & welfare
$137,0001%
Interest on debt
$62,000<1%
Other
$2.2 million13%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 26%
  • Sales taxes 19%
  • From the state 16%
  • Utility sales 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • Fees & charges 9%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Smithfield

Full-time staff
57
27 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$62,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
19
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
22 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
19 full-time
Administration & buildings
9 full-time15 part
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Other
5 full-time9 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Smithfield didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Isle of Wight County Public Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$14,506
Virginia: $17,169
Students
5,588
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$7.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 40%
  • State 52%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $14,506 per pupil, $8,748 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 Smithfield pay

Typical tax bill
$2,991
a year · Virginia typical $2,790
Effective rate
0.80%
of home value · Virginia 0.73%
Typical home value
$374,900
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.

Local

Contact Smithfield's government

🏛️ Official websitesmithfieldva.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Smithfield →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Smithfield

Smithfield is represented in Congress by Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine and Representative Jennifer A. Kiggans. Abigail Spanberger is governor.

All of Smithfield'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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