Town Hall · Meadow Bridge

Meadow Bridge, WV town hall & government

Meadow Bridge spent $420,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,221 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Meadow Bridge's money goes

Spent
$420,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,221
typical West Virginia cities: $1,458
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Water & other utilities
$155,00037%
Sewer & trash
$131,00031%
Administration & buildings
$97,00023%
Police
$16,0004%
Parks & libraries
$14,0003%
Roads & transportation
$7,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 31%
  • Utility sales 26%
  • Fees & charges 24%
  • Other taxes & licenses 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • Sales taxes 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Meadow Bridge

Full-time staff
7
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$2,100
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
7 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Meadow Bridge didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Fayette County School District

Meadow Bridge's K–12 school district, shared with Ansted, Fayetteville, Gauley Bridge, Mount Hope, Oak Hill and Pax. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,159
West Virginia: $15,637
Students
5,433
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 26%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 20%

Of the $15,159 per pupil, $8,086 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 Meadow Bridge pay

Typical tax bill
$438
a year · West Virginia typical $865

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 Meadow Bridge's government

Town hall & decisions in Meadow Bridge →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Meadow Bridge

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

All of Meadow Bridge'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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