Fort Colvin · Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ M.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Stephens City run?
Stephens City’s city government spent $15.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $7,299 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Stephens City didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Stephens City is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Frederick County Public Schools
Stephens City’s K–12 school district, shared with Middletown. The schools are run by Stephens City, so this money is part of the budget above.
Of the $15,499 per pupil, $8,847 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 $7,299 per resident a year, or $20.00 a day
Schools are part of the city’s budget, so they lead the receipt: 33% of day-to-day spending.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Stephens City runs its own schools, so school spending is part of this budget.
Stephens City didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Stephens City yet
Every year of Stephens City’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. 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 $1,690 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 Stephens City’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 Stephens City’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Stephens City →
Who’s in charge in Stephens City
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Stephens City’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on stephenscity.vi.virginia.gov ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 262 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 (2,096).
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.
Stephens City’s votes are counted by county
Virginia reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Stephens City alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Frederick County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican63.4%33,117 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat35.1%18,331 votesOthers: 1.6% (815 votes).
Most votes in Frederick County: Donald J Trump
Virginia: Harris 51.8%, Trump 46.1%
100% of Stephens City lies in Frederick County. Every 2024 race in Frederick County is on the county’s page.
Frederick 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 Stephens City.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: stephenscity.vi.virginia.gov ↗
- 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 Stephens City’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Stephens City’s government
How much does Stephens City spend per resident?
About $7,299 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Stephens City didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $20.1 million.
What is the property tax rate in Stephens City?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,690 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 stephenscity.vi.virginia.gov.
Who runs Stephens City’s government?
See stephenscity.vi.virginia.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Stephens City yet.
How did Stephens City vote in 2024?
Virginia counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Stephens City alone. Frederick County, where 100% of Stephens City lies, voted Trump 63.4%, Harris 35.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Stephens City?
8 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $41,225 (about $494,700 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Stephens City in the state legislature?
State Senate District 1 (Timmy French) and House of Delegates District 31 (Delores Oates). The House of Delegates district also covers four other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Stephens City’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 Stephens City, 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 →