Catahoula Parish Courthouse · Photo: Z28scrambler · CC BY-SA 4.0Harrisonburg spent more per resident in 2022 than 86% of similar cities
Harrisonburg’s village government spent $423,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, about $1,511 per resident. Water and other utilities ($867,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Harrisonburg is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
$1,107 per resident in 2022: more than 86% of them
Harrisonburg’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,107 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 76 Louisiana cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $477, and the middle half spent $146–$864. Harrisonburg spent more than 86% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($80,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Louisiana cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Harrisonburg itself left out).
About $1,511 per resident a year, or $4.14 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 33%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 24% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Harrisonburg reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $1,107 · 2023: $1,511. Per resident it went from $1,107 to $1,511 (up 36%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 307 to 280.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $497 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.24% of the home’s value, vs 0.55% across Louisiana.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Harrisonburg’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Harrisonburg’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Harrisonburg →
Who’s in charge in Harrisonburg
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time village employee for every 31 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (280).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Catahoula Parish School District
Harrisonburg’s K–12 school district, shared with Jonesville, Sicily Island. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,474 per pupil, $9,620 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Louisiana districts overall: 47% local, 34% state, 19% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Harrisonburg.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Louisiana HouseState representatives
- 3Louisiana SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Louisiana
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
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Questions about Harrisonburg’s government
How much does Harrisonburg spend per resident?
About $1,511 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,107 was more than 86% of 76 Louisiana cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Harrisonburg?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $497 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.24% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.55% across Louisiana. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the village’s assessor.
Who runs Harrisonburg’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Harrisonburg yet.
How many people work for Harrisonburg?
9 full-time and 12 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $31,863 (about $382,356 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Harrisonburg in the state legislature?
State Senate District 32 (Glen Womack) and State House District 20 (Neil Riser). The House district also covers nine other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →