Photo: DwayneP · CC BY-SA 3.0Woodstock spent less per resident in 2022 than 67% of similar cities
Woodstock’s town government spent $9 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,530 per resident. Water and other utilities ($1.4 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Woodstock is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$1,376 per resident in 2022: less than 67% of them
Woodstock’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,376 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 27 Virginia cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,514, and the middle half spent $1,258–$1,804. Woodstock spent less than 67% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($1.6 million), 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 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Woodstock itself left out).
About $1,530 per resident a year, or $4.19 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 32%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 24% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Woodstock 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: $1,376 · 2024: $1,530. Per resident it went from $1,376 to $1,530 (up 11%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 5,293 to 5,907.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,666 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.62% 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 Woodstock’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.
Tax bills are one input to Woodstock’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Woodstock →
Who’s in charge in Woodstock
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Woodstock’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on woodstockva.gov ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 109 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 (5,907).
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
Woodstock’s K–12 school district, shared with Edinburg, Mount Jackson, New Market, Strasburg, Toms Brook. 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.
Woodstock’s votes are counted by county
Virginia reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Woodstock 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 Woodstock 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 Woodstock.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: woodstockva.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 Woodstock’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Woodstock’s government
How much does Woodstock spend per resident?
About $1,530 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 $1,376 was less than 67% of 27 Virginia cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Woodstock?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,666 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.62% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.73% across Virginia. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see woodstockva.gov.
Who runs Woodstock’s government?
See woodstockva.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Woodstock yet.
How did Woodstock vote in 2024?
Virginia counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Woodstock alone. Shenandoah County, where 100% of Woodstock lies, voted Trump 70.3%, Harris 28.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Woodstock?
54 full-time and 27 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $293,603 (about $3.5M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Woodstock 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.
Ask neighbors about Woodstock’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 →