Photo: Piperpet · CC BY-SA 4.0Boiling Spring Lakes spent less per resident in 2022 than 66% of similar cities
Boiling Spring Lakes’ city government spent $4.7 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, about $763 per resident. Water and other utilities ($1.2 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Boiling Spring Lakes is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$688 per resident in 2022: less than 66% of them
Boiling Spring Lakes’ day-to-day spending in 2022 ($688 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 119 North Carolina cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $984, and the middle half spent $462–$1,448. Boiling Spring Lakes spent less than 66% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
North Carolina cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Boiling Spring Lakes itself left out).
About $763 per resident a year, or $2.09 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 31%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 6% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Boiling Spring Lakes 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: $688 · 2023: $763.
full-time in March 2025, up from 24 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,757 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.60% of the home’s value, vs 0.66% across North Carolina.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Boiling Spring Lakes’ 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.
Tax bills are one input to Boiling Spring Lakes’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Boiling Spring Lakes →
Who’s in charge in Boiling Spring Lakes
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Boiling Spring Lakes’ meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofbsl.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 129 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (6,168).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Brunswick County Schools
Boiling Spring Lakes’ K–12 school district, shared with Bald Head Island, Belville, Bolivia, Calabash, Carolina Shores and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,563 per pupil, $7,787 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.
North Carolina districts overall: 26% local, 57% state, 17% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Boiling Spring Lakes’ votes are counted by county
North Carolina reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Boiling Spring Lakes alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Brunswick County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican61.9%67,658 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat37.1%40,557 votesOthers: 1.1% (1,163 votes).
Most votes in Brunswick County: Donald J Trump
North Carolina: Trump 50.9%, Harris 47.6%
100% of Boiling Spring Lakes lies in Brunswick County. Every 2024 race in Brunswick County is on the county’s page.
Brunswick County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Boiling Spring Lakes.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofbsl.org ↗
- 2North Carolina HouseState representatives
- 3North Carolina SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of North Carolina
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Boiling Spring Lakes compares with the towns next door
Boiling Spring Lakes spent $688 per resident in 2022; the neighbor that reported 2022 spent $4,912. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Oak Island | $4,912 | $3,156 |
| Boiling Spring Lakes | $688 | $1,757 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Boiling Spring Lakes’ government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Boiling Spring Lakes’ government
How much does Boiling Spring Lakes spend per resident?
About $763 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 $688 was less than 66% of 119 North Carolina cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Boiling Spring Lakes?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,757 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.60% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.66% across North Carolina. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofbsl.org.
Who runs Boiling Spring Lakes’ government?
See cityofbsl.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Boiling Spring Lakes yet.
How did Boiling Spring Lakes vote in 2024?
North Carolina counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Boiling Spring Lakes alone. Brunswick County, where 100% of Boiling Spring Lakes lies, voted Trump 61.9%, Harris 37.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Boiling Spring Lakes?
48 full-time and 14 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $260,164 (about $3.1M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Boiling Spring Lakes in the state legislature?
State Senate District 8 (Bill Rabon) and State House District 19 (Charlie Miller). The House district also covers 11 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 →