Town Hall · Stuart

Stuart, VA town hall & government

Stuart spent $2 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,393 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Stuart's money goes

Spent
$2 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$1,393
typical Virginia cities: $3,544
Long-term debt
$4.6 million
$3,241 per resident
Water & other utilities
$776,00039%
Sewer & trash
$543,00027%
Administration & buildings
$329,00017%
Roads & transportation
$106,0005%
Fire
$100,0005%
Interest on debt
$33,0002%
Housing & development
$29,0001%
Paid to other governments
$10,0001%
Other
$67,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 24%
  • Sales taxes 23%
  • Utility sales 18%
  • Property taxes 16%
  • Other taxes & licenses 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From the state 3%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Stuart

Full-time staff
3
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$95,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part
Police
3 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Patrick County Public Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$14,804
Virginia: $17,169
Students
2,377
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$18.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 26%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $14,804 per pupil, $9,228 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 Stuart pay

Typical tax bill
$980
a year · Virginia typical $2,790
Effective rate
0.54%
of home value · Virginia 0.73%
Typical home value
$182,500
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Stuart's government

🏛️ Official websitepatrickchamber.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Stuart →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Stuart

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

All of Stuart'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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