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Westover, WV town hall & government

Westover spent $6.2 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,536 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Westover's money goes

Spent
$6.2 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$1,536
typical West Virginia cities: $2,159
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$2.6 million42%
Police
$1.3 million21%
Roads & transportation
$1.2 million20%
Sewer & trash
$306,0005%
Parks & libraries
$277,0004%
Other
$433,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • Other taxes & licenses 53%
  • Property taxes 18%
  • Interest, fines & other 11%
  • Sales taxes 10%
  • Fees & charges 6%
  • From the state 2%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Westover

Full-time staff
30
15 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$43,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
11
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
11 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
10 full-time
Administration & buildings
2 full-time13 part
Sewer & trash
4 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time
Other
2 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Monongalia School District

Westover's K–12 school district, shared with Blacksville, Granville, Morgantown and Star City. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,143
West Virginia: $15,637
Students
11,265
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$23.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 45%
  • State 43%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $15,143 per pupil, $8,862 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 Westover pay

Typical tax bill
$923
a year · West Virginia typical $865
Effective rate
0.52%
of home value · West Virginia 0.53%
Typical home value
$178,400
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 Westover's government

🏛️ Official websitewestoverwv.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Westover →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Westover

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

All of Westover'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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