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Vienna, WV town hall & government

Vienna spent $13.9 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,325 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Vienna's money goes

Spent
$13.9 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$1,325
typical West Virginia cities: $2,159
Long-term debt
$2.1 million
$203 per resident
Police
$2.8 million20%
Roads & transportation
$2.7 million19%
Sewer & trash
$2.4 million17%
Parks & libraries
$2 million14%
Water & other utilities
$1.3 million9%
Administration & buildings
$855,0006%
Fire
$628,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$376,0003%
Health & welfare
$46,000<1%
Interest on debt
$27,000<1%
Other
$837,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 29%
  • Other taxes & licenses 20%
  • Property taxes 19%
  • Fees & charges 17%
  • Utility sales 9%
  • From the state 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From the federal government <1%

Vienna didn't report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Vienna

Full-time staff
81
30 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$56,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
22
and 3 full-time firefighters
Police
25 full-time9 part
Administration & buildings
10 full-time10 part
Roads & transportation
13 full-time
Water & other utilities
9 full-time
Parks & libraries
8 full-time
Sewer & trash
6 full-time
Fire
4 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time1 part
Other
5 full-time10 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Wood County School District

Vienna's K–12 school district, shared with North Hills, Parkersburg and Williamstown. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,212
West Virginia: $15,637
Students
11,310
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$85.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 31%
  • State 47%
  • Federal 22%

Of the $15,212 per pupil, $8,716 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 Vienna pay

Typical tax bill
$1,113
a year · West Virginia typical $865
Effective rate
0.72%
of home value · West Virginia 0.53%
Typical home value
$154,300
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 Vienna's government

🏛️ Official websitevienna-wv.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Vienna →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Vienna

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

All of Vienna'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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