Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHow is Rupert run?
Rupert’s town government spent $326,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $370 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Rupert didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Rupert is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $370 per resident a year, or $1.01 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 49%.
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Rupert didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Rupert yet
Every year of Rupert’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $444 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.43% 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 Rupert’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 Rupert’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Rupert →
Who’s in charge in Rupert
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 220 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 2022 finance file (880).
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.
Greenbrier County School District
Rupert’s K–12 school district, shared with Falling Spring, Lewisburg, Quinwood, Rainelle, Ronceverte and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,817 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.
Rupert’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 Rupert alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Greenbrier County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican70.1%10,517 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat28.0%4,196 votesOthers: 1.9% (283 votes).
Most votes in Greenbrier County: Donald J Trump
West Virginia: Trump 70.0%, Harris 28.1%
100% of Rupert lies in Greenbrier County. Every 2024 race in Greenbrier County is on the county’s page.
Greenbrier 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 Rupert.
- 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 Rupert’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Rupert’s government
How much does Rupert spend per resident?
About $370 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Rupert didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $704,000.
What is the property tax rate in Rupert?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $444 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.43% 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 Rupert’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Rupert yet.
How did Rupert vote in 2024?
West Virginia counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Rupert alone. Greenbrier County, where 100% of Rupert lies, voted Trump 70.1%, Harris 28.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Rupert?
4 full-time and 4 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $17,643 (about $211,716 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Rupert in the state legislature?
State Senate District 10 (Jack Woodrum and Vince Deeds) and House of Delegates District 47 (Ray Canterbury). The House of Delegates district also covers five other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Rupert’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 (for Rupert, the Bureau’s estimates); 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 →