Friendly City Building and Jail · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainFriendly spent more per resident in 2022 than 75% of similar cities
Friendly’s town government spent $114,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $950 per resident.
What stands out about how Friendly is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$950 per resident in 2022: more than 75% of them
Friendly’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($950 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–$963. Friendly spent more than 75% 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; Friendly itself left out).
About $950 per resident a year, or $2.60 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 71%.
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No trend yet
Friendly reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $1,083 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.94% 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 Friendly’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 Friendly’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Friendly →
Who’s in charge in Friendly
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Tyler County School District
Friendly’s K–12 school district, shared with Middlebourne, Sistersville, Paden City. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $24,579 per pupil, $13,376 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.
Friendly’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 Friendly alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Tyler County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican82.7%2,991 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat15.3%554 votesOthers: 2.0% (72 votes).
Most votes in Tyler County: Donald J Trump
West Virginia: Trump 70.0%, Harris 28.1%
100% of Friendly lies in Tyler County. Every 2024 race in Tyler County is on the county’s page.
Tyler 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 Friendly.
- 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 Friendly’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Friendly’s government
How much does Friendly spend per resident?
About $950 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 $950 was more than 75% of 114 West Virginia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Friendly?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,083 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.94% 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 Friendly’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Friendly yet.
How did Friendly vote in 2024?
West Virginia counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Friendly alone. Tyler County, where 100% of Friendly lies, voted Trump 82.7%, Harris 15.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Friendly?
0 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $89 (about $1,068 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Friendly in the state legislature?
State Senate District 2 (Charles Clements and Chris Rose) and House of Delegates District 9 (Betsy Kelly). The House of Delegates district also covers eight 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 →