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Cedar Grove, WV town hall & government

Cedar Grove spent $993,000 in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,433 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Cedar Grove's money goes

Spent
$993,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$1,433
typical West Virginia cities: $2,159
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Water & other utilities
$348,00035%
Sewer & trash
$281,00028%
Administration & buildings
$155,00016%
Police
$118,00012%
Roads & transportation
$70,0007%
Fire
$14,0001%
Parks & libraries
$7,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 30%
  • Fees & charges 29%
  • Other taxes & licenses 29%
  • Property taxes 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • From the state 1%

Cedar Grove didn't report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Cedar Grove

Full-time staff
4
14 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$31,600
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time9 part
Water & other utilities
2 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
0 full-time3 part
Police
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Kanawha County School District

Cedar Grove's K–12 school district, shared with Belle, Charleston, Chesapeake, Clendenin, Dunbar and East Bank. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,492
West Virginia: $15,637
Students
23,433
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

Where the district's money comes from West Virginia districts overall: 36% local, 46% state, 18% federal

  • Local 34%
  • State 47%
  • Federal 19%

Of the $14,492 per pupil, $8,519 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 Cedar Grove pay

Typical tax bill
$552
a year · West Virginia typical $865
Effective rate
0.61%
of home value · West Virginia 0.53%
Typical home value
$90,700
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 Cedar Grove's government

Town hall & decisions in Cedar Grove →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cedar Grove

Cedar Grove is represented in Congress by Senators Shelley Moore Capito and James C. Justice and Representative Carol D. Miller. Patrick Morrisey is governor.

All of Cedar Grove'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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