Town of Halifax Court House Historic District · Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0How is Halifax run?
Halifax’s town government spent $905,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $754 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Halifax didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Halifax is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $754 per resident a year, or $2.07 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 42%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Halifax 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 Halifax yet
Every year of Halifax’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 $1,262 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.58% 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 Halifax’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 Halifax’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Halifax →
Who’s in charge in Halifax
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Halifax’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on townofhalifax.com ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 133 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 (1,200).
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.
Halifax County Public Schools
Halifax’s K–12 school district, shared with Scottsburg, South Boston, Virgilina. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,266 per pupil, $9,588 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.
Halifax’s votes are counted by county
Virginia reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Halifax alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Halifax County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican60.1%10,741 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat39.1%6,984 votesOthers: 0.8% (146 votes).
Most votes in Halifax County: Donald J Trump
Virginia: Harris 51.8%, Trump 46.1%
100% of Halifax lies in Halifax County. Every 2024 race in Halifax County is on the county’s page.
Halifax 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 Halifax.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: townofhalifax.com ↗
- 2Virginia House of DelegatesHalifax is split between 2 districts
- 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 Halifax compares with the towns next door
Halifax’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 0 of the 0 towns next door reported 2022 figures. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Halifax | estimate | $1,262 |
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 Halifax’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Halifax’s government
How much does Halifax spend per resident?
About $754 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Halifax didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $929,000.
What is the property tax rate in Halifax?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,262 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.58% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.73% across Virginia. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see townofhalifax.com.
Who runs Halifax’s government?
See townofhalifax.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Halifax yet.
How did Halifax vote in 2024?
Virginia counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Halifax alone. Halifax County, where 100% of Halifax lies, voted Trump 60.1%, Harris 39.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Halifax?
9 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $36,531 (about $438,372 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Halifax in the state legislature?
Halifax is split among 2 House of Delegates districts, so your address decides. The Virginia Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 9 (Tammy Mulchi). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Halifax’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 Halifax, 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 →