Town Hall · Harrisville

Harrisville, WV town hall & government

Harrisville spent $1.5 million in the year to June 30, 2023, about $902 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Harrisville's money goes

Spent
$1.5 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2023
Per resident
$902
typical West Virginia cities: $1,804
Long-term debt
$5.1 million
$3,077 per resident
Water & other utilities
$614,00041%
Sewer & trash
$394,00027%
Roads & transportation
$195,00013%
Administration & buildings
$173,00012%
Parks & libraries
$56,0004%
Police
$49,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 30%
  • From the federal government 18%
  • Fees & charges 18%
  • Property taxes 14%
  • Sales taxes 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From the state 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Harrisville

Full-time staff
16
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$31,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
9 full-time
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Police
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Ritchie County School District

Harrisville's K–12 school district, shared with Auburn, Cairo, Ellenboro, Pennsboro and Pullman. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,078
West Virginia: $15,637
Students
1,159
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 63%
  • State 21%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $18,078 per pupil, $9,700 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 Harrisville pay

Typical tax bill
$833
a year · West Virginia typical $865
Effective rate
0.68%
of home value · West Virginia 0.53%
Typical home value
$123,000
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 Harrisville's government

Town hall & decisions in Harrisville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Harrisville

Harrisville is represented in Congress by Senators Shelley Moore Capito and James C. Justice and Representative Riley M. Moore. Patrick Morrisey is governor.

All of Harrisville'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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