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Handley, WV town hall & government

Handley spent $265,000 in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,244 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Handley's money goes

Spent
$265,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$1,244
typical West Virginia cities: $2,159
Long-term debt
$450,000
$2,113 per resident
Sewer & trash
$123,00046%
Police
$64,00024%
Administration & buildings
$41,00015%
Interest on debt
$12,0005%
Roads & transportation
$6,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$5,0002%
Parks & libraries
$3,0001%
Other
$11,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 40%
  • Property taxes 20%
  • Other taxes & licenses 18%
  • Interest, fines & other 14%
  • Sales taxes 7%
  • From the state 1%

Handley 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 Handley

Full-time staff
1
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$34,100
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time2 part

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

Handley'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 Handley pay

Typical tax bill
$538
a year · West Virginia typical $865
Effective rate
1.04%
of home value · West Virginia 0.53%
Typical home value
$51,500
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

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Handley

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

All of Handley'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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