Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0How is Chapin run?
Chapin’s town government spent $1.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $950 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Chapin didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Chapin is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $950 per resident a year, or $2.60 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 33%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Chapin 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 Chapin yet
Every year of Chapin’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 $1,138 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.51% of the home’s value, vs 0.48% across South Carolina.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Chapin’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 Chapin’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Chapin →
Who’s in charge in Chapin
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Chapin’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on chapinsc.com ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 62 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 (1,664).
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.
Lexington School District 5
Chapin’s K–12 school district, shared with Irmo. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,036 per pupil, $8,800 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.
South Carolina districts overall: 45% local, 43% state, 13% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Chapin’s votes are counted by county
South Carolina reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Chapin alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Lexington County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican66.0%96,965 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat32.5%47,815 votesOthers: 1.4% (2,123 votes).
Most votes in Lexington County: Donald J Trump
South Carolina: Trump 58.2%, Harris 40.4%
100% of Chapin lies in Lexington County. Every 2024 race in Lexington County is on the county’s page.
Lexington 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 Chapin.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: chapinsc.com ↗
- 2South Carolina HouseState representatives
- 3South Carolina SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of South Carolina
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Chapin’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Chapin’s government
How much does Chapin spend per resident?
About $950 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Chapin didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $3.2 million.
What is the property tax rate in Chapin?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,138 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.51% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.48% across South Carolina. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see chapinsc.com.
Who runs Chapin’s government?
See chapinsc.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Chapin yet.
How did Chapin vote in 2024?
South Carolina counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Chapin alone. Lexington County, where 100% of Chapin lies, voted Trump 66.0%, Harris 32.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Chapin?
27 full-time and 5 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $105,152 (about $1.3M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Chapin in the state legislature?
State Senate District 18 (Ronnie Cromer) and State House District 85 (Jay Kilmartin). The House district also covers parts of 1 neighboring town. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Chapin’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 Chapin, 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 →