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Victoria, VA town hall & government

Victoria spent $2.2 million in the year to June 30, 2023, about $1,272 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Victoria's money goes

Spent
$2.2 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2023
Per resident
$1,272
typical Virginia cities: $4,763
Long-term debt
$1.6 million
$946 per resident
Water & other utilities
$760,00034%
Sewer & trash
$658,00030%
Police
$343,00015%
Administration & buildings
$241,00011%
Fire
$89,0004%
Interest on debt
$69,0003%
Parks & libraries
$40,0002%
Roads & transportation
$9,000<1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$3,000<1%
Other
$3,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 33%
  • Utility sales 31%
  • Property taxes 14%
  • Sales taxes 12%
  • From the state 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Victoria

Full-time staff
15
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$39,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Sewer & trash
4 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
4 full-time
Police
2 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Lunenburg County Public Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$16,184
Virginia: $17,169
Students
1,582
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 20%
  • State 65%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $16,184 per pupil, $9,145 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 Victoria pay

Typical tax bill
$522
a year · Virginia typical $2,790
Effective rate
0.40%
of home value · Virginia 0.73%
Typical home value
$131,800
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 Victoria's government

Town hall & decisions in Victoria →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Victoria

Victoria is represented in Congress by Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine and Representative John J. McGuire III. Abigail Spanberger is governor.

All of Victoria'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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