Town Hall · Milton

Milton, WV town hall & government

Milton spent $10.1 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $3,665 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Milton's money goes

Spent
$10.1 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$3,665
typical West Virginia cities: $2,159
Long-term debt
$14.2 million
$5,148 per resident
Sewer & trash
$4.5 million45%
Water & other utilities
$2.3 million22%
Police
$1.4 million14%
Roads & transportation
$946,0009%
Administration & buildings
$665,0007%
Interest on debt
$134,0001%
Parks & libraries
$73,0001%
Health & welfare
$35,000<1%
Other
$98,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 26%
  • Utility sales 24%
  • Interest, fines & other 14%
  • Sales taxes 13%
  • Other taxes & licenses 9%
  • Property taxes 8%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • From the state 2%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Milton

Full-time staff
14
17 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$56,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
2 full-time13 part
Water & other utilities
5 full-time
Police
2 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Cabell County School District

Milton's K–12 school district, shared with Barboursville and Huntington. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,603
West Virginia: $15,637
Students
11,449
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$72.7 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from West Virginia districts overall: 36% local, 46% state, 18% federal

  • Local 34%
  • State 44%
  • Federal 22%

Of the $16,603 per pupil, $9,782 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 Milton pay

Typical tax bill
$966
a year · West Virginia typical $865
Effective rate
0.67%
of home value · West Virginia 0.53%
Typical home value
$143,900
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.

Local

Contact Milton's government

Town hall & decisions in Milton →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Milton

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

All of Milton'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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