Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Chapmanville spent more per resident in 2022 than 91% of similar cities
Chapmanville’s town government spent $2.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, about $2,116 per resident. Water and other utilities ($671,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Chapmanville is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$1,645 per resident in 2022: more than 91% of them
Chapmanville’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,645 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 114 West Virginia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $645, and the middle half spent $334–$950. Chapmanville spent more than 91% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($675,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
West Virginia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Chapmanville itself left out).
About $2,116 per resident a year, or $5.80 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 35%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 19% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Chapmanville 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: $1,645 · 2023: $2,116. Per resident it went from $1,645 to $2,116 (up 29%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 1,078 to 1,001.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $664 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.51% 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 Chapmanville’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 Chapmanville’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Chapmanville →
Who’s in charge in Chapmanville
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 77 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 (1,001).
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.
Logan County School District
Chapmanville’s K–12 school district, shared with Logan, Man, Mitchell Heights, West Logan. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,508 per pupil, $9,308 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.
Chapmanville’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 Chapmanville alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Logan County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican82.8%9,500 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat16.1%1,848 votesOthers: 1.1% (121 votes).
Most votes in Logan County: Donald J Trump
West Virginia: Trump 70.0%, Harris 28.1%
100% of Chapmanville lies in Logan County. Every 2024 race in Logan County is on the county’s page.
Logan 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 Chapmanville.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 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 Chapmanville’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Chapmanville’s government
How much does Chapmanville spend per resident?
About $2,116 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 $1,645 was more than 91% of 114 West Virginia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Chapmanville?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $664 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.51% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.53% across West Virginia. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Chapmanville’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Chapmanville yet.
How did Chapmanville vote in 2024?
West Virginia counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Chapmanville alone. Logan County, where 100% of Chapmanville lies, voted Trump 82.8%, Harris 16.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Chapmanville?
13 full-time and 12 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $48,146 (about $577,752 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Chapmanville in the state legislature?
State Senate District 7 (Rupie Phillips and Zack Maynard) and House of Delegates District 31 (Margitta Mazzocchi). The House of Delegates district also covers 1 neighboring town. 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; 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 →