Photo: Taken by-Roger Propst, Uploaded by-Dakota Laughlin · CC BY-SA 4.0Grantsville spent more per resident in 2022 than 68% of similar cities
Grantsville’s town government spent $583,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, about $1,225 per resident. Water and other utilities ($436,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Grantsville is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$871 per resident in 2022: more than 68% of them
Grantsville’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($871 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–$964. Grantsville spent more than 68% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($144,000), 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; Grantsville itself left out).
About $1,225 per resident a year, or $3.36 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 68%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 35% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Grantsville 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: $871 · 2023: $1,225. Per resident it went from $871 to $1,225 (up 41%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 497 to 476.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $356 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.64% 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 Grantsville’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 Grantsville’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Grantsville →
Who’s in charge in Grantsville
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Grantsville’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on local.wv.gov/grantsville/Pages/default.aspx ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 60 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 2023 finance file (476).
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.
Calhoun County School District
Grantsville’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $18,177 per pupil, $9,906 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.
Grantsville’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 Grantsville alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Calhoun County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican81.4%2,391 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat16.6%488 votesOthers: 1.9% (57 votes).
Most votes in Calhoun County: Donald J Trump
West Virginia: Trump 70.0%, Harris 28.1%
100% of Grantsville lies in Calhoun County. Every 2024 race in Calhoun County is on the county’s page.
Calhoun 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 Grantsville.
- 1Your townTown government
- 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 Grantsville’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Grantsville’s government
How much does Grantsville spend per resident?
About $1,225 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 $871 was more than 68% of 114 West Virginia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Grantsville?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $356 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.64% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.53% across West Virginia. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see local.wv.gov/grantsville/Pages/default.aspx.
Who runs Grantsville’s government?
See local.wv.gov/grantsville/Pages/default.aspx for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Grantsville yet.
How did Grantsville vote in 2024?
West Virginia counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Grantsville alone. Calhoun County, where 100% of Grantsville lies, voted Trump 81.4%, Harris 16.6% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Grantsville?
8 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $24,703 (about $296,436 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Grantsville in the state legislature?
State Senate District 12 (Ben Queen and Patrick Martin) and House of Delegates District 62 (Roger Hanshaw). The House of Delegates district also covers 1 neighboring town. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Grantsville’s government
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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 →