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Glasgow, WV town hall & government

Glasgow spent $1.2 million in the year to June 30, 2023, about $1,705 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Glasgow's money goes

Spent
$1.2 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2023
Per resident
$1,705
typical West Virginia cities: $1,804
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Police
$387,00032%
Administration & buildings
$254,00021%
Water & other utilities
$213,00018%
Roads & transportation
$178,00015%
Sewer & trash
$140,00012%
Parks & libraries
$19,0002%
Health & welfare
$1,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 47%
  • Utility sales 22%
  • Property taxes 16%
  • Other taxes & licenses 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From the state 2%
  • Sales taxes 1%

Glasgow didn't report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Glasgow

Full-time staff
7
13 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$31,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time3 part
Police
2 full-time
Fire
0 full-time2 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

Kanawha County School District

Glasgow's K–12 school district, shared with Belle, Cedar Grove, Charleston, Chesapeake, Clendenin and Dunbar. 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 Glasgow pay

Typical tax bill
$802
a year · West Virginia typical $865
Effective rate
0.81%
of home value · West Virginia 0.53%
Typical home value
$99,100
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 Glasgow's government

Town hall & decisions in Glasgow →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Glasgow

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

All of Glasgow'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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