Town Hall · Strasburg

Strasburg, VA town hall & government

Strasburg spent $10.2 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,412 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Strasburg's money goes

Spent
$10.2 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$1,412
typical Virginia cities: $3,544
Long-term debt
$25.1 million
$3,482 per resident
Police
$2.5 million24%
Sewer & trash
$2.4 million24%
Water & other utilities
$2.1 million21%
Roads & transportation
$1.1 million11%
Housing & development
$522,0005%
Parks & libraries
$369,0004%
Interest on debt
$130,0001%
Fire
$102,0001%
Administration & buildings
$36,000<1%
Health & welfare
$25,000<1%
Other
$919,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 21%
  • Utility sales 17%
  • From the federal government 17%
  • Property taxes 15%
  • Sales taxes 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 12%
  • From the state 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Strasburg

Full-time staff
66
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$61,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
20
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
20 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
13 full-time
Roads & transportation
11 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
11 full-time
Administration & buildings
9 full-time
Other
2 full-time2 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Shenandoah County Public Schools

Strasburg's K–12 school district, shared with Edinburg, Mount Jackson, New Market, Toms Brook and Woodstock. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,992
Virginia: $17,169
Students
5,689
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$5.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 35%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $14,992 per pupil, $8,670 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 Strasburg pay

Typical tax bill
$1,404
a year · Virginia typical $2,790
Effective rate
0.52%
of home value · Virginia 0.73%
Typical home value
$269,100
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 Strasburg's government

🏛️ Official websitestrasburgva.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Strasburg →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Strasburg

Strasburg is represented in Congress by Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine and Representative Ben Cline. Abigail Spanberger is governor.

All of Strasburg'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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