Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0How is Bostic run?
Bostic’s town government spent $306,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, about $860 per resident. Water and other utilities ($401,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Bostic is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $860 per resident a year, or $2.36 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 31%.
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No comparison or trend for Bostic yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Bostic’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars). It reported 2023 only (2022 is an estimate), so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $985 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.57% 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 Bostic’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 Bostic’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Bostic →
Who’s in charge in Bostic
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Rutherford County Schools
Bostic’s K–12 school district, shared with Chimney Rock Village, Ellenboro, Forest City, Lake Lure, Ruth and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,859 per pupil, $8,039 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.
Bostic’s votes are counted by county
North Carolina reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Bostic alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Rutherford County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican73.4%25,456 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat25.7%8,914 votesOthers: 0.9% (300 votes).
Most votes in Rutherford County: Donald J Trump
North Carolina: Trump 50.9%, Harris 47.6%
100% of Bostic lies in Rutherford County. Every 2024 race in Rutherford County is on the county’s page.
Rutherford 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 Bostic.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 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.
Reach Bostic’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Bostic’s government
How much does Bostic spend per resident?
About $860 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Bostic?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $985 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.57% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.66% across North Carolina. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Bostic’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Bostic yet.
How did Bostic vote in 2024?
North Carolina counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Bostic alone. Rutherford County, where 100% of Bostic lies, voted Trump 73.4%, Harris 25.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Bostic?
0 full-time and 9 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $3,314 (about $39,768 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Bostic in the state legislature?
State Senate District 48 (Tim Moffitt) and State House District 111 (Paul Scott). The House district also covers nine other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Bostic’s government
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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 →