Photo: Nyttend · Public domainBoykins spent less per resident in 2022 than 70% of similar cities
Boykins’ town government spent $203,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $387 per resident.
What stands out about how Boykins is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$387 per resident in 2022: less than 70% of them
Boykins’ day-to-day spending in 2022 ($387 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 76 Virginia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $524, and the middle half spent $292–$1,368. Boykins spent less than 70% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($13,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Virginia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Boykins itself left out).
About $387 per resident a year, or $1.06 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 55%.
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No trend yet
Boykins reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $1,232 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.64% of the home’s value, vs 0.73% across Virginia.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Boykins’ 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 Boykins’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Boykins →
Who’s in charge in Boykins
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 263 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 (525).
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.
Southampton County Public Schools
Boykins’ K–12 school district, shared with Branchville, Capron, Courtland, Ivor, Newsoms. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,124 per pupil, $8,000 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.
Virginia districts overall: 49% local, 41% state, 10% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Boykins’ votes are counted by county
Virginia reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Boykins alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Southampton County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican62.2%6,133 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat36.8%3,626 votesOthers: 1.0% (97 votes).
Most votes in Southampton County: Donald J Trump
Virginia: Harris 51.8%, Trump 46.1%
100% of Boykins lies in Southampton County. Every 2024 race in Southampton County is on the county’s page.
Southampton 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 Boykins.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Virginia House of DelegatesState representatives
- 3Virginia SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Virginia
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Boykins’ government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Boykins’ government
How much does Boykins spend per resident?
About $387 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $387 was less than 70% of 76 Virginia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Boykins?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,232 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.64% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.73% across Virginia. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Boykins’ government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Boykins yet.
How did Boykins vote in 2024?
Virginia counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Boykins alone. Southampton County, where 100% of Boykins lies, voted Trump 62.2%, Harris 36.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Boykins?
2 full-time and 9 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $9,172 (about $110,064 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Boykins in the state legislature?
State Senate District 17 (Emily Jordan) and House of Delegates District 83 (Otto Wachsmann). The House of Delegates district also covers 15 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 →