Photo: Idawriter · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Addison (Webster Springs) run?
Addison (Webster Springs)’s town government spent $607,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $862 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Addison (Webster Springs) didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Addison (Webster Springs) is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Webster County School District
Addison (Webster Springs)’s K–12 school district, shared with Camden-on-Gauley, Cowen. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,022 per pupil, $9,032 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.
West Virginia districts overall: 36% local, 46% state, 18% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $862 per resident a year, or $2.36 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 33%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Addison (Webster Springs) 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 Addison (Webster Springs) yet
Every year of Addison (Webster Springs)’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town 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 $371 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.42% of the home’s value, vs 0.53% across West Virginia.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Addison (Webster Springs)’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 Addison (Webster Springs)’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Addison (Webster Springs) →
Who’s in charge in Addison (Webster Springs)
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Addison (Webster Springs)’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on websterwv.com ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 235 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 (704).
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.
Addison (Webster Springs)’s votes are counted by county
West Virginia reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Addison (Webster Springs) alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Webster County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican82.7%2,478 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat16.0%479 votesOthers: 1.4% (41 votes).
Most votes in Webster County: Donald J Trump
West Virginia: Trump 70.0%, Harris 28.1%
100% of Addison (Webster Springs) lies in Webster County. Every 2024 race in Webster County is on the county’s page.
Webster 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 Addison (Webster Springs).
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: websterwv.com ↗
- 2West Virginia House of DelegatesState representatives
- 3West Virginia SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of West Virginia
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Addison (Webster Springs)’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Addison (Webster Springs)’s government
How much does Addison (Webster Springs) spend per resident?
About $862 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Addison (Webster Springs) didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $607,000.
What is the property tax rate in Addison (Webster Springs)?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $371 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.42% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.53% across West Virginia. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see websterwv.com.
Who runs Addison (Webster Springs)’s government?
See websterwv.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Addison (Webster Springs) yet.
How did Addison (Webster Springs) vote in 2024?
West Virginia counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Addison (Webster Springs) alone. Webster County, where 100% of Addison (Webster Springs) lies, voted Trump 82.7%, Harris 16.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Addison (Webster Springs)?
3 full-time and 13 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $16,693 (about $200,316 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Addison (Webster Springs) in the state legislature?
State Senate District 11 (Bill Hamilton and Robbie Morris) and House of Delegates District 48 (Greg Watt). The House of Delegates district also covers four other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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 (for Addison (Webster Springs), 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 →