Tazewell, VA town hall & government
Tazewell spent $12.7 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $2,867 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Tazewell's government.
Where Tazewell's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 27%
- Utility sales 16%
- Sales taxes 15%
- From the state 14%
- From the federal government 11%
- Property taxes 9%
- Interest, fines & other 5%
- Other taxes & licenses 3%
Who works for Tazewell
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Tazewell County Public Schools
Tazewell's K–12 school district, shared with Bluefield, Cedar Bluff, Pocahontas and Richlands. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Virginia districts overall: 49% local, 41% state, 10% federal
- Local 17%
- State 54%
- Federal 30%
Of the $14,708 per pupil, $7,989 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.
Which schools Tazewell kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Tazewell pay
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.
Contact Tazewell's government
Who represents Tazewell
Tazewell is represented in Congress by Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine and Representative H. Morgan Griffith. Abigail Spanberger is governor.
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.