Photo: Tim Kiser (w:User:Malepheasant) · CC BY-SA 2.5How is Elkins run?
Elkins’ city government spent $10.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,485 per resident. Water and other utilities ($2.4 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Elkins is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,485 per resident a year, or $4.07 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 29%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
No comparison or trend for Elkins yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Elkins’ 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars). It reported 2024 only (2022 and 2023 are estimates), so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, up from 96 in 2022.
The typical homeowner pays $684 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.45% 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 Elkins’ 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 Elkins’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Elkins →
Who’s in charge in Elkins
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Elkins’ meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofelkinswv.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 67 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (6,800).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Randolph County School District
Elkins’ K–12 school district, shared with Beverly, Harman, Huttonsville, Mill Creek, Montrose and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,095 per pupil, $7,915 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.
Elkins’ votes are counted by county
West Virginia reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Elkins alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Randolph County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican72.1%8,356 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat25.9%3,008 votesOthers: 2.0% (230 votes).
Most votes in Randolph County: Donald J Trump
West Virginia: Trump 70.0%, Harris 28.1%
100% of Elkins lies in Randolph County. Every 2024 race in Randolph County is on the county’s page.
Randolph 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 Elkins.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofelkinswv.com ↗
- 2West Virginia House of DelegatesElkins is split between 2 districts
- 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.
How Elkins compares with the towns next door
Elkins’ 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. Neighbors that reported 2022 spent $326 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Beverly | $326 | $533 |
| Elkins | estimate | $684 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Elkins’ government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Elkins’ government
How much does Elkins spend per resident?
About $1,485 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Elkins?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $684 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.45% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.53% across West Virginia. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofelkinswv.com.
Who runs Elkins’ government?
See cityofelkinswv.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Elkins yet.
How did Elkins vote in 2024?
West Virginia counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Elkins alone. Randolph County, where 100% of Elkins lies, voted Trump 72.1%, Harris 25.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Elkins?
101 full-time and 9 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $399,280 (about $4.8M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Elkins in the state legislature?
Elkins is split among 2 House of Delegates districts, so your address decides. The West Virginia Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 11 (Bill Hamilton and Robbie Morris). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Elkins’ government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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 →