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Logan, WV town hall & government

Logan spent $7.5 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $5,498 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Logan's money goes

Spent
$7.5 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$5,498
typical West Virginia cities: $2,159
Long-term debt
$4.5 million
$3,303 per resident
Water & other utilities
$1.4 million19%
Administration & buildings
$1.2 million16%
Fire
$1.2 million15%
Police
$961,00013%
Sewer & trash
$907,00012%
Roads & transportation
$628,0008%
Parks & libraries
$414,0006%
Interest on debt
$135,0002%
Other
$671,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 28%
  • Other taxes & licenses 22%
  • Fees & charges 20%
  • Utility sales 17%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From the state 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Logan

Full-time staff
28
33 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$38,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
8
and 8 full-time firefighters
Fire
8 full-time25 part
Roads & transportation
8 full-time
Police
8 full-time
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 part
Sewer & trash
4 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

Logan County School District

Logan's K–12 school district, shared with Chapmanville, Man, Mitchell Heights and West Logan. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,508
West Virginia: $15,637
Students
4,795
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 28%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $15,508 per pupil, $9,308 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 Logan pay

Typical tax bill
$732
a year · West Virginia typical $865
Effective rate
0.86%
of home value · West Virginia 0.53%
Typical home value
$84,700
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 Logan's government

Town hall & decisions in Logan →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Logan

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

All of Logan'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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