Photo: formulanone from Huntsville, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0How is Granville run?
Granville’s town government spent $6.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $4,773 per resident.
What stands out about how Granville is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Monongalia School District
Granville’s K–12 school district, shared with Blacksville, Morgantown, Star City, Westover. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,143 per pupil, $8,862 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.
About $4,773 per resident a year, or $13.08 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 45%.
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No comparison for Granville yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample). Granville’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars), so it has no like-for-like peer figure. It reported 2024; the next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →Day-to-day spending is up 7% since 2023
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Granville reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2023: $4,382 · 2024: $4,773.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $579 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.42% 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 Granville’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 Granville’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Granville →
Who’s in charge in Granville
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 30 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (1,363).
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.
Granville’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 Granville alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Monongalia County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican50.9%21,084 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat46.5%19,265 votesOthers: 2.7% (1,103 votes).
Most votes in Monongalia County: Donald J Trump
West Virginia: Trump 70.0%, Harris 28.1%
100% of Granville lies in Monongalia County. Every 2024 race in Monongalia County is on the county’s page.
Monongalia 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 Granville.
- 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.
How Granville compares with the towns next door
Granville’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. Neighbors that reported 2022 spent $1,031 to $1,612 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Westover | $1,031 | $923 |
| Morgantown | $1,612 | $1,301 |
| Star City | estimate | $1,187 |
| Granville | estimate | $579 |
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 Granville’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Granville’s government
How much does Granville spend per resident?
About $4,773 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 Granville?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $579 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.42% 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 Granville’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Granville yet.
How did Granville vote in 2024?
West Virginia counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Granville alone. Monongalia County, where 100% of Granville lies, voted Trump 50.9%, Harris 46.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Granville?
45 full-time and 9 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $193,461 (about $2.3M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Granville in the state legislature?
State Senate District 13 (Joey Garcia and Mike Oliverio) and House of Delegates District 80 (John Williams). The House of Delegates district also covers three neighboring towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Granville’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 →