Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Surry spent less per resident in 2022 than 96% of similar cities
Surry’s town government spent $8,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, about $38 per resident. Water and other utilities ($7,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Surry is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$51 per resident in 2022: less than 96% of them
Surry’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($51 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 $524, and the middle half spent $320–$1,368. Surry spent less than 96% of 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; Surry itself left out).
About $38 per resident a year, or $0.10 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 100%.
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Day-to-day spending is down 27% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Surry 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: $51 · 2023: $38.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,672 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.70% 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 Surry’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 Surry’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Surry →
Who’s in charge in Surry
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 104 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (208).
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.
Surry County Public Schools
Surry’s K–12 school district, shared with Claremont, Dendron. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $26,498 per pupil, $14,324 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.
Surry’s votes are counted by county
Virginia reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Surry alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Surry County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican49.7%2,205 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat49.0%2,176 votesOthers: 1.4% (60 votes).
Most votes in Surry County: Donald J Trump
Virginia: Harris 51.8%, Trump 46.1%
100% of Surry lies in Surry County. Every 2024 race in Surry County is on the county’s page.
Surry 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 Surry.
- 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 Surry’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Surry’s government
How much does Surry spend per resident?
About $38 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $51 was less than 96% of 76 Virginia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Surry?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,672 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.70% 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 Surry’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Surry yet.
How did Surry vote in 2024?
Virginia counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Surry alone. Surry County, where 100% of Surry lies, voted Trump 49.7%, Harris 49.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Surry?
2 full-time and 0 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $6,968 (about $83,616 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Surry in the state legislature?
State Senate District 13 (Lashrecse Aird) and House of Delegates District 82 (Kim Adams). The House of Delegates district also covers three neighboring towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Surry’s government
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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 →