Town Hall · Falling Spring

Falling Spring, WV town hall & government

Falling Spring spent $90,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $450 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Falling Spring's money goes

Spent
$90,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$450
typical West Virginia cities: $1,458
Long-term debt
$85,000
$425 per resident
Water & other utilities
$39,00043%
Administration & buildings
$25,00028%
Parks & libraries
$14,00016%
Roads & transportation
$12,00013%

Where the money comes from

  • From the federal government 40%
  • Utility sales 24%
  • Interest, fines & other 20%
  • Property taxes 8%
  • Sales taxes 7%
  • From the state 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Falling Spring

Full-time staff
0
10 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time10 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Greenbrier County School District

Falling Spring's K–12 school district, shared with Lewisburg, Quinwood, Rainelle, Ronceverte, Rupert and White Sulphur Springs. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,817
West Virginia: $15,637
Students
4,609
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 29%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $15,817 per pupil, $9,906 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 Falling Spring pay

Typical tax bill
$620
a year · West Virginia typical $865
Effective rate
0.40%
of home value · West Virginia 0.53%
Typical home value
$153,100
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 Falling Spring's government

Town hall & decisions in Falling Spring →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Falling Spring

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

All of Falling Spring'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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