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Mitchell Heights, WV town hall & government

Mitchell Heights spent $178,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $650 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Mitchell Heights's money goes

Spent
$178,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$650
typical West Virginia cities: $1,458
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$66,00037%
Sewer & trash
$45,00025%
Roads & transportation
$36,00020%
Police
$29,00016%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • From the federal government 26%
  • Interest, fines & other 24%
  • Fees & charges 18%
  • Property taxes 15%
  • Sales taxes 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • From the state <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Mitchell Heights

Full-time staff
1
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$57,400
a year, before benefits
Police
0 full-time2 part
Fire
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part

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

Mitchell Heights's K–12 school district, shared with Chapmanville, Logan, Man 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 Mitchell Heights pay

Typical tax bill
$1,250
a year · West Virginia typical $865
Effective rate
0.74%
of home value · West Virginia 0.53%
Typical home value
$169,500
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

Contact Mitchell Heights's government

Town hall & decisions in Mitchell Heights →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mitchell Heights

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

All of Mitchell Heights'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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