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Nutter Fort, WV town hall & government

Nutter Fort spent $5.1 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $3,515 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Nutter Fort's money goes

Spent
$5.1 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$3,515
typical West Virginia cities: $2,159
Long-term debt
$5.4 million
$3,666 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1.4 million27%
Health & welfare
$1 million20%
Water & other utilities
$811,00016%
Police
$609,00012%
Roads & transportation
$413,0008%
Fire
$375,0007%
Administration & buildings
$258,0005%
Parks & libraries
$238,0005%
Interest on debt
$7,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 46%
  • Utility sales 14%
  • Other taxes & licenses 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • Sales taxes 9%
  • Property taxes 8%
  • From the state 2%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Nutter Fort

Full-time staff
28
21 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$47,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
9
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
5 full-time20 part
Police
9 full-time
Sewer & trash
8 full-time
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Fire
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Nutter Fort didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Harrison County School District

Nutter Fort's K–12 school district, shared with Anmoore, Bridgeport, Clarksburg, Lost Creek, Lumberport and Salem. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,580
West Virginia: $15,637
Students
9,724
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 38%
  • State 42%
  • Federal 20%

Of the $15,580 per pupil, $9,169 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 Nutter Fort pay

Typical tax bill
$731
a year · West Virginia typical $865
Effective rate
0.60%
of home value · West Virginia 0.53%
Typical home value
$121,000
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 Nutter Fort's government

Town hall & decisions in Nutter Fort →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Nutter Fort

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

All of Nutter Fort'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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