Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHow is New Castle run?
New Castle’s town government spent $1.2 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $7,587 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: New Castle didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how New Castle is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Craig County Public Schools
New Castle’s K–12 school district. The schools are run by New Castle, so this money is part of the budget above.
Of the $17,472 per pupil, $9,530 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 $7,587 per resident a year, or $20.79 a day
Schools are part of the town’s budget, so they lead the receipt: 32% of day-to-day spending.
Thank you for being a neighbor
New Castle runs its own schools, so school spending is part of this budget.
New Castle 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 New Castle yet
Every year of New Castle’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 $1,150 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.45% 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 New Castle’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 New Castle’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in New Castle →
Who’s in charge in New Castle
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
New Castle’s votes are counted by county
Virginia reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for New Castle alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Craig County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican81.7%2,562 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat17.3%542 votesOthers: 1.0% (31 votes).
Most votes in Craig County: Donald J Trump
Virginia: Harris 51.8%, Trump 46.1%
100% of New Castle lies in Craig County. Every 2024 race in Craig County is on the county’s page.
Craig 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 New Castle.
- 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 New Castle’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about New Castle’s government
How much does New Castle spend per resident?
About $7,587 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (New Castle didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $1.6 million.
What is the property tax rate in New Castle?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,150 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.45% 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 New Castle’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for New Castle yet.
How did New Castle vote in 2024?
Virginia counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for New Castle alone. Craig County, where 100% of New Castle lies, voted Trump 81.7%, Harris 17.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for New Castle?
0 full-time and 8 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $6,774 (about $81,288 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents New Castle in the state legislature?
State Senate District 3 (Chris Head) and House of Delegates District 37 (Terry Austin). The House of Delegates district also covers 10 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about New Castle’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 New Castle, 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 →