Photo: Rudi Riet from Washington, DC, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Monterey spent more per resident in 2022 than 66% of similar cities
Monterey’s town government spent $141,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,037 per resident.
What stands out about how Monterey is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$1,037 per resident in 2022: more than 66% of them
Monterey’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,037 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 76 Virginia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $516, and the middle half spent $292–$1,368. Monterey spent more than 66% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($106,000), 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 under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Monterey itself left out).
About $1,037 per resident a year, or $2.84 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 75%.
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No trend yet
Monterey reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Monterey
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 136 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (136).
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.
Highland County Public Schools
Monterey’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $24,269 per pupil, $13,396 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.
Monterey’s votes are counted by county
Virginia reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Monterey alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Highland County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican71.3%1,095 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat27.1%416 votesOthers: 1.6% (24 votes).
Most votes in Highland County: Donald J Trump
Virginia: Harris 51.8%, Trump 46.1%
100% of Monterey lies in Highland County. Every 2024 race in Highland County is on the county’s page.
Highland 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 Monterey.
- 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.
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Questions about Monterey’s government
How much does Monterey spend per resident?
About $1,037 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,037 was more than 66% of 76 Virginia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Monterey’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Monterey yet.
How did Monterey vote in 2024?
Virginia counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Monterey alone. Highland County, where 100% of Monterey lies, voted Trump 71.3%, Harris 27.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Monterey?
1 full-time and 6 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $7,435 (about $89,220 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Monterey in the state legislature?
State Senate District 2 (Mark Obenshain) and House of Delegates District 35 (Chris Runion). The House of Delegates district also covers five 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 →