Town Hall · Toms Brook

Toms Brook, VA town hall & government

Toms Brook spent $101,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $370 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Toms Brook's money goes

Spent
$101,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$370
typical Virginia cities: $2,704
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Police
$27,00027%
Administration & buildings
$21,00021%
Sewer & trash
$18,00018%
Paid to other governments
$16,00016%
Water & other utilities
$4,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1,0001%
Other
$14,00014%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 56%
  • Property taxes 34%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Toms Brook

Full-time staff
0
2 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Toms Brook 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

Toms Brook's K–12 school district, shared with Edinburg, Mount Jackson, New Market, Strasburg 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 Toms Brook pay

Typical tax bill
$1,106
a year · Virginia typical $2,790
Effective rate
0.49%
of home value · Virginia 0.73%
Typical home value
$226,800
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 Toms Brook's government

Town hall & decisions in Toms Brook →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Toms Brook

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

All of Toms Brook'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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