Clinch Valley Roller Mills · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHow is Cedar Bluff run?
Cedar Bluff’s town government spent $7.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $7,185 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Cedar Bluff didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Cedar Bluff is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Tazewell County Public Schools
Cedar Bluff’s K–12 school district, shared with Bluefield, Pocahontas, Richlands, Tazewell. The schools are run by Cedar Bluff, so this money is part of the budget above.
Of the $14,708 per pupil, $7,989 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.
About $7,185 per resident a year, or $19.68 a day
Schools are part of the town’s budget, so they lead the receipt: 61% of day-to-day spending.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Cedar Bluff runs its own schools, so school spending is part of this budget.
Cedar Bluff didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Cedar Bluff yet
Every year of Cedar Bluff’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. 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 $753 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.67% 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 Cedar Bluff’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 Cedar Bluff’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Cedar Bluff →
Who’s in charge in Cedar Bluff
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 95 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (1,045).
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.
Cedar Bluff’s votes are counted by county
Virginia reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Cedar Bluff alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Tazewell County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican83.9%16,711 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat15.2%3,030 votesOthers: 0.8% (165 votes).
Most votes in Tazewell County: Donald J Trump
Virginia: Harris 51.8%, Trump 46.1%
100% of Cedar Bluff lies in Tazewell County. Every 2024 race in Tazewell County is on the county’s page.
Tazewell 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 Cedar Bluff.
- 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.
How Cedar Bluff compares with the towns next door
Cedar Bluff’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 0 of the 1 towns next door reported 2022 figures. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Richlands | estimate | $796 |
| Cedar Bluff | estimate | $753 |
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 Cedar Bluff’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Cedar Bluff’s government
How much does Cedar Bluff spend per resident?
About $7,185 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Cedar Bluff didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $8.9 million.
What is the property tax rate in Cedar Bluff?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $753 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.67% 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 Cedar Bluff’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Cedar Bluff yet.
How did Cedar Bluff vote in 2024?
Virginia counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Cedar Bluff alone. Tazewell County, where 100% of Cedar Bluff lies, voted Trump 83.9%, Harris 15.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Cedar Bluff?
11 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $50,158 (about $601,896 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Cedar Bluff in the state legislature?
State Senate District 5 (Travis Hackworth) and House of Delegates District 43 (Will Morefield). The House of Delegates district also covers nine other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Cedar Bluff’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 Cedar Bluff, 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 →