Gate City Historic District · Photo: Betcantrell · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Gate City run?
Gate City’s city government spent $825,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $406 per resident. Water and other utilities ($60,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Gate City is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $406 per resident a year, or $1.11 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 46%.
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No comparison or trend for Gate City yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Gate City’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars). It reported 2024 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 $1,212 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.74% 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 Gate City’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 Gate City’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Gate City →
Who’s in charge in Gate City
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Gate City’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on townofgatecity.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 135 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 (2,030).
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.
Scott County Public Schools
Gate City’s K–12 school district, shared with Clinchport, Duffield, Dungannon, Nickelsville, Weber City. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,182 per pupil, $7,313 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.
Gate City’s votes are counted by county
Virginia reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Gate City alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Scott County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican84.8%9,392 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat14.5%1,607 votesOthers: 0.7% (78 votes).
Most votes in Scott County: Donald J Trump
Virginia: Harris 51.8%, Trump 46.1%
100% of Gate City lies in Scott County. Every 2024 race in Scott County is on the county’s page.
Scott 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 Gate City.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: townofgatecity.com ↗
- 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 Gate City compares with the towns next door
Gate City’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. None of its neighbors reported 2022 figures. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Weber City | estimate | $919 |
| Gate City | estimate | $1,212 |
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 Gate City’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Gate City’s government
How much does Gate City spend per resident?
About $406 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Gate City?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,212 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.74% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.73% across Virginia. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see townofgatecity.com.
Who runs Gate City’s government?
See townofgatecity.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Gate City yet.
How did Gate City vote in 2024?
Virginia counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Gate City alone. Scott County, where 100% of Gate City lies, voted Trump 84.8%, Harris 14.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Gate City?
15 full-time and 14 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $96,738 (about $1.2M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Gate City in the state legislature?
State Senate District 6 (Todd Pillion) and House of Delegates District 45 (Terry Kilgore). The House of Delegates district also covers 14 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Gate City’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; 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 →