Photo: Luray24 · CC BY 4.0How is Luray run?
Luray’s town government spent $8.7 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,794 per resident. Water and other utilities ($1.1 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Luray is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $1,794 per resident a year, or $4.92 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 26%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$1,558 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Luray’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,558 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 27 Virginia cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,509, and the middle half spent $1,258–$1,804. Luray spent more than 59% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($1.4 million), 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 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Luray itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 15% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Luray reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $1,558 · 2023: $2,134 · 2024: $1,794.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $2,001 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.79% 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 Luray’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.
Tax bills are one input to Luray’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Luray →
Who’s in charge in Luray
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Luray’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on townofluray.com ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 101 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (4,833).
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.
Page County Public Schools
Luray’s K–12 school district, shared with Shenandoah, Stanley. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,441 per pupil, $8,932 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.
Luray’s votes are counted by county
Virginia reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Luray alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Page County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican76.4%10,123 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat22.5%2,976 votesOthers: 1.1% (152 votes).
Most votes in Page County: Donald J Trump
Virginia: Harris 51.8%, Trump 46.1%
100% of Luray lies in Page County. Every 2024 race in Page County is on the county’s page.
Page 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 Luray.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: townofluray.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.
Reach Luray’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Luray’s government
How much does Luray spend per resident?
About $1,794 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,558 was more than 59% of 27 Virginia cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Luray?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,001 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.79% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.73% across Virginia. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see townofluray.com.
Who runs Luray’s government?
See townofluray.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Luray yet.
How did Luray vote in 2024?
Virginia counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Luray alone. Page County, where 100% of Luray lies, voted Trump 76.4%, Harris 22.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Luray?
48 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $236,492 (about $2.8M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Luray in the state legislature?
State Senate District 2 (Mark Obenshain) and House of Delegates District 33 (Justin Pence). The House of Delegates district also covers 10 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Luray’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 →