Photo: Skye Marthaler · CC BY-SA 3.0Mount Jackson spent more per resident in 2022 than 76% of similar cities
Mount Jackson’s town government spent $3.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,566 per resident. Water and other utilities ($277,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Mount Jackson is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$1,369 per resident in 2022: more than 76% of them
Mount Jackson’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,369 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–$1,363. Mount Jackson spent more than 76% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($753,000), 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; Mount Jackson itself left out).
About $1,566 per resident a year, or $4.29 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 45%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 7% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Mount Jackson 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: $1,369 · 2024: $1,566. Per resident it went from $1,369 to $1,566 (up 14%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 2,144 to 1,997.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,011 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.52% 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 Mount Jackson’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 Mount Jackson’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Mount Jackson →
Who’s in charge in Mount Jackson
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 105 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 (1,997).
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.
Shenandoah County Public Schools
Mount Jackson’s K–12 school district, shared with Edinburg, New Market, Strasburg, Toms Brook, Woodstock. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,992 per pupil, $8,670 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.
Mount Jackson’s votes are counted by county
Virginia reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Mount Jackson alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Shenandoah County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican70.3%17,215 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat28.2%6,914 votesOthers: 1.5% (360 votes).
Most votes in Shenandoah County: Donald J Trump
Virginia: Harris 51.8%, Trump 46.1%
100% of Mount Jackson lies in Shenandoah County. Every 2024 race in Shenandoah County is on the county’s page.
Shenandoah 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 Mount Jackson.
- 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 Mount Jackson’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Mount Jackson’s government
How much does Mount Jackson spend per resident?
About $1,566 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 $1,369 was more than 76% of 76 Virginia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Mount Jackson?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,011 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.52% 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 Mount Jackson’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Mount Jackson yet.
How did Mount Jackson vote in 2024?
Virginia counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Mount Jackson alone. Shenandoah County, where 100% of Mount Jackson lies, voted Trump 70.3%, Harris 28.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Mount Jackson?
19 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $110,006 (about $1.3M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Mount Jackson in the state legislature?
State Senate District 1 (Timmy French) 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.
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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 →