Photo: Magnolia677 · CC BY-SA 3.0How is East Bank run?
East Bank’s town government spent $481,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $561 per resident. That is its newest year reported to the Census Bureau.
What stands out about how East Bank is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $561 per resident a year, or $1.54 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 49%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$561 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
East Bank’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($561 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 $658, and the middle half spent $334–$964. East Bank spent less than 56% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($235,000), 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; East Bank itself left out).
No trend yet
East Bank reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau (2023 is an estimate), so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $937 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.96% 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 East Bank’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 East Bank’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in East Bank →
Who’s in charge in East Bank
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 71 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (857).
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.
Kanawha County School District
East Bank’s K–12 school district, shared with Belle, Cedar Grove, Charleston, Chesapeake, Clendenin and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,492 per pupil, $8,519 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.
East Bank’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 East Bank alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Kanawha County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican57.6%43,352 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat40.2%30,231 votesOthers: 2.2% (1,656 votes).
Most votes in Kanawha County: Donald J Trump
West Virginia: Trump 70.0%, Harris 28.1%
100% of East Bank lies in Kanawha County. Every 2024 race in Kanawha County is on the county’s page.
Kanawha 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 East Bank.
- 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 East Bank’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about East Bank’s government
How much does East Bank spend per resident?
About $561 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $561 was less than 56% of 114 West Virginia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in East Bank?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $937 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.96% 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 East Bank’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for East Bank yet.
How did East Bank vote in 2024?
West Virginia counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for East Bank alone. Kanawha County, where 100% of East Bank lies, voted Trump 57.6%, Harris 40.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for East Bank?
12 full-time and 5 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $51,057 (about $612,684 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents East Bank in the state legislature?
State Senate District 7 (Rupie Phillips and Zack Maynard) and House of Delegates District 52 (Tresa Howell). The House of Delegates district also covers nine 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; 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 →