Rural Hall Depot · Photo: Ceh2624 · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Rural Hall run?
Rural Hall’s town government spent $2.8 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $855 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Rural Hall didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Rural Hall is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Forsyth County Schools
Rural Hall’s K–12 school district, shared with Bethania, Clemmons, Lewisville, Walkertown, Winston-Salem and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,477 per pupil, $8,379 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.
About $855 per resident a year, or $2.34 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: fire, at 34%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Rural Hall didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Rural Hall yet
Every year of Rural Hall’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $1,361 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.72% 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 Rural Hall’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.
Tax bills are one input to Rural Hall’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Rural Hall →
Who’s in charge in Rural Hall
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Rural Hall’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on ruralhall.govoffice.com ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 183 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (3,299).
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.
Rural Hall’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 Rural Hall alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Forsyth County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat55.7%113,221 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican42.7%86,814 votesOthers: 1.6% (3,256 votes).
Most votes in Forsyth County: Kamala D Harris
North Carolina: Trump 50.9%, Harris 47.6%
100% of Rural Hall lies in Forsyth County. Every 2024 race in Forsyth County is on the county’s page.
Forsyth 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 Rural Hall.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: ruralhall.govoffice.com ↗
- 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 Rural Hall compares with the towns next door
Rural Hall’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 1 of the 1 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $1,052 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Winston-Salem | $1,052 | $2,025 |
| Rural Hall | estimate | $1,361 |
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 Rural Hall’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Rural Hall’s government
How much does Rural Hall spend per resident?
About $855 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Rural Hall didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $3.1 million.
What is the property tax rate in Rural Hall?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,361 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.72% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.66% across North Carolina. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see ruralhall.govoffice.com.
Who runs Rural Hall’s government?
See ruralhall.govoffice.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Rural Hall yet.
How did Rural Hall vote in 2024?
North Carolina counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Rural Hall alone. Forsyth County, where 100% of Rural Hall lies, voted Harris 55.7%, Trump 42.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Rural Hall?
18 full-time and 19 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $102,044 (about $1.2M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Rural Hall in the state legislature?
State Senate District 31 (Dana Jones) and State House District 91 (Kyle Hall). The House district also covers five other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Rural Hall’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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 (for Rural Hall, the Bureau’s estimates); 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 →