Photo: Don Woods · CC BY-SA 4.0Flatwoods spent less per resident in 2022 than 69% of similar cities
Flatwoods’ town government spent $113,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, about $433 per resident.
What stands out about how Flatwoods is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$388 per resident in 2022: less than 69% of them
Flatwoods’ day-to-day spending in 2022 ($388 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. Flatwoods spent less than 69% of 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; Flatwoods itself left out).
About $433 per resident a year, or $1.19 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 49%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 13% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Flatwoods 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: $388 · 2023: $433.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $688 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.47% 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 Flatwoods’ 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 Flatwoods’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Flatwoods →
Who’s in charge in Flatwoods
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 261 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 (261).
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.
Braxton County School District
Flatwoods’ K–12 school district, shared with Burnsville, Gassaway, Sutton. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,487 per pupil, $8,286 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.
Flatwoods’ votes are counted by county
West Virginia reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Flatwoods alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Braxton County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican75.1%3,991 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat23.2%1,233 votesOthers: 1.7% (89 votes).
Most votes in Braxton County: Donald J Trump
West Virginia: Trump 70.0%, Harris 28.1%
100% of Flatwoods lies in Braxton County. Every 2024 race in Braxton County is on the county’s page.
Braxton 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 Flatwoods.
- 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 Flatwoods’ government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Flatwoods’ government
How much does Flatwoods spend per resident?
About $433 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 $388 was less than 69% of 114 West Virginia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Flatwoods?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $688 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.47% 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 Flatwoods’ government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Flatwoods yet.
How did Flatwoods vote in 2024?
West Virginia counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Flatwoods alone. Braxton County, where 100% of Flatwoods lies, voted Trump 75.1%, Harris 23.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Flatwoods?
1 full-time and 10 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $4,558 (about $54,696 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Flatwoods in the state legislature?
State Senate District 11 (Bill Hamilton and Robbie Morris) and House of Delegates District 63 (Lori Dittman). The House of Delegates district also covers five 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 →