Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0How is Oak Hill run?
Oak Hill’s city government spent $9.9 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,243 per resident.
What stands out about how Oak Hill is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,243 per resident a year, or $3.41 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 24%.
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No comparison or trend for Oak Hill yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Oak Hill’s 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 →The typical homeowner pays $733 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.62% 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 Oak Hill’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.
Tax bills are one input to Oak Hill’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Oak Hill →
Who’s in charge in Oak Hill
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 177 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 2024 finance file (7,947).
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.
Fayette County School District
Oak Hill’s K–12 school district, shared with Ansted, Fayetteville, Gauley Bridge, Meadow Bridge, Mount Hope and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,159 per pupil, $8,086 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.
Oak Hill’s votes are counted by county
West Virginia reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Oak Hill alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Fayette County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican69.8%10,910 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat28.1%4,387 votesOthers: 2.1% (323 votes).
Most votes in Fayette County: Donald J Trump
West Virginia: Trump 70.0%, Harris 28.1%
100% of Oak Hill lies in Fayette County. Every 2024 race in Fayette County is on the county’s page.
Fayette 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 Oak Hill.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2West Virginia House of DelegatesOak Hill is split between 3 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 Oak Hill compares with the towns next door
Oak Hill’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. Neighbors that reported 2022 spent $1,123 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Fayetteville | $1,123 | $914 |
| Oak Hill | estimate | $733 |
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 Oak Hill’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Oak Hill’s government
How much does Oak Hill spend per resident?
About $1,243 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 Oak Hill?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $733 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.62% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.53% across West Virginia. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Oak Hill’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Oak Hill yet.
How did Oak Hill vote in 2024?
West Virginia counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Oak Hill alone. Fayette County, where 100% of Oak Hill lies, voted Trump 69.8%, Harris 28.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Oak Hill?
45 full-time and 6 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $169,563 (about $2.0M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Oak Hill in the state legislature?
Oak Hill is split among 3 House of Delegates districts, so your address decides. The West Virginia Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 9 (Brian Helton and Rollan Roberts). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Oak Hill’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 →