Photo: Rutke421 18:56, 10 April 2008 (UTC) · Public domainHow is Glade Spring run?
Glade Spring’s town government spent $735,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $524 per resident.
What stands out about how Glade Spring is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Washington County Public Schools
Glade Spring’s K–12 school district, shared with Abingdon, Damascus. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,860 per pupil, $9,337 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 $524 per resident a year, or $1.44 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 30%.
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No comparison or trend for Glade Spring yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Glade Spring’s 2022 operating figures are mostly a Census estimate, so they aren’t compared. It reported 2022 only, so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $1,080 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.62% 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 Glade Spring’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 Glade Spring’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Glade Spring →
Who’s in charge in Glade Spring
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 234 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 2022 finance file (1,402).
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.
Glade Spring’s votes are counted by county
Virginia reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Glade Spring alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Washington County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican76.1%22,455 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat22.9%6,772 votesOthers: 1.0% (291 votes).
Most votes in Washington County: Donald J Trump
Virginia: Harris 51.8%, Trump 46.1%
100% of Glade Spring lies in Washington County. Every 2024 race in Washington County is on the county’s page.
Washington 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 Glade Spring.
- 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 Glade Spring’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Glade Spring’s government
How much does Glade Spring spend per resident?
About $524 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Glade Spring?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,080 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.62% 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 Glade Spring’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Glade Spring yet.
How did Glade Spring vote in 2024?
Virginia counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Glade Spring alone. Washington County, where 100% of Glade Spring lies, voted Trump 76.1%, Harris 22.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Glade Spring?
6 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $26,373 (about $316,476 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Glade Spring in the state legislature?
State Senate District 6 (Todd Pillion) and House of Delegates District 44 (Israel O'Quinn). The House of Delegates district also covers seven 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 →