Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHow is Rich Creek run?
Rich Creek’s town government spent $834,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, about $1,149 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Rich Creek didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Rich Creek is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $1,149 per resident a year, or $3.15 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 64%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Rich Creek didn’t report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Rich Creek yet
Every year of Rich Creek’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022–2023. 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 $730 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.59% 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 Rich Creek’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 Rich Creek’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Rich Creek →
Who’s in charge in Rich Creek
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Rich Creek’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on richcreek.org/index.php ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 91 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 2023 finance file (726).
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.
Giles County Public Schools
Rich Creek’s K–12 school district, shared with Glen Lyn, Narrows, Pearisburg, Pembroke. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,629 per pupil, $9,020 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.
Rich Creek’s votes are counted by county
Virginia reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Rich Creek alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Giles County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican76.7%7,102 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat22.3%2,069 votesOthers: 1.0% (92 votes).
Most votes in Giles County: Donald J Trump
Virginia: Harris 51.8%, Trump 46.1%
100% of Rich Creek lies in Giles County. Every 2024 race in Giles County is on the county’s page.
Giles 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 Rich Creek.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: richcreek.org/index.php ↗
- 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 Rich Creek’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Rich Creek’s government
How much does Rich Creek spend per resident?
About $1,149 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, a Census Bureau estimate (Rich Creek didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $1 million.
What is the property tax rate in Rich Creek?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $730 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.59% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.73% across Virginia. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see richcreek.org/index.php.
Who runs Rich Creek’s government?
See richcreek.org/index.php for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Rich Creek yet.
How did Rich Creek vote in 2024?
Virginia counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Rich Creek alone. Giles County, where 100% of Rich Creek lies, voted Trump 76.7%, Harris 22.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Rich Creek?
8 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $30,676 (about $368,112 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Rich Creek in the state legislature?
State Senate District 5 (Travis Hackworth) and House of Delegates District 42 (Jason Ballard). The House of Delegates district also covers seven other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Rich Creek’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 Rich Creek, 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 →