Town Hall · Stanardsville

Stanardsville, VA town hall & government

Stanardsville spent $4.2 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $10,733 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Stanardsville's money goes

Spent
$4.2 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$10,733
typical Virginia cities: $2,704
Long-term debt
$1 million
$2,626 per resident
Schools
$996,00024%
Health & welfare
$638,00015%
Roads & transportation
$557,00013%
Administration & buildings
$444,00011%
Water & other utilities
$322,0008%
Housing & development
$302,0007%
Police
$231,0005%
Parks & libraries
$188,0004%
Fire
$186,0004%
Sewer & trash
$176,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$150,0004%
Other
$28,0001%

Stanardsville runs its own schools, so school spending is part of its budget. Comparisons are with other Virginia cities.

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 29%
  • Property taxes 24%
  • Fees & charges 15%
  • Sales taxes 12%
  • Utility sales 10%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%

Stanardsville didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Greene County Public Schools

Stanardsville's K–12 school district. The schools are run by Stanardsville, so this money is part of the budget above.

Spending per pupil
$14,930
Virginia: $17,169
Students
2,818
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$36.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 34%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $14,930 per pupil, $8,681 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 Stanardsville pay

Typical tax bill
$1,957
a year · Virginia typical $2,790
Effective rate
0.73%
of home value · Virginia 0.73%
Typical home value
$267,300
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 Stanardsville's government

🏛️ Official websitestanardsville.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Stanardsville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Stanardsville

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

All of Stanardsville'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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