Friendly, WV town hall & government
Friendly spent $114,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $950 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Friendly's government.
Where Friendly's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Interest, fines & other 35%
- From the state 26%
- From the federal government 11%
- Fees & charges 8%
- Other taxes & licenses 8%
- Property taxes 7%
- Sales taxes 5%
Who works for Friendly
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Friendly didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Tyler County School District
Friendly's K–12 school district, shared with Middlebourne, Sistersville and Paden City. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from West Virginia districts overall: 36% local, 46% state, 18% federal
- Local 90%
- State 5%
- Federal 5%
Of the $24,579 per pupil, $13,376 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 Friendly kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Friendly 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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.
Contact Friendly's government
Who represents Friendly
Friendly is represented in Congress by Senators Shelley Moore Capito and James C. Justice and Representative Riley M. Moore. Patrick Morrisey 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.