Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0How is Sylvester run?
Sylvester’s town government spent $87,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $547 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Sylvester didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Sylvester is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Boone County School District
Sylvester’s K–12 school district, shared with Danville, Madison, Whitesville. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,041 per pupil, $8,645 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 $547 per resident a year, or $1.50 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 21%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Sylvester didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Sylvester yet
Every year of Sylvester’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. 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 $545 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.70% 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 Sylvester’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 Sylvester’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Sylvester →
Who’s in charge in Sylvester
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Sylvester’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on local.wv.gov/sylvester/Pages/default.aspx ↗.
Sylvester’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 Sylvester alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Boone County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican77.5%6,314 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat20.2%1,641 votesOthers: 2.3% (187 votes).
Most votes in Boone County: Donald J Trump
West Virginia: Trump 70.0%, Harris 28.1%
100% of Sylvester lies in Boone County. Every 2024 race in Boone County is on the county’s page.
Boone 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 Sylvester.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: local.wv.gov/sylvester/Pages/default.aspx ↗
- 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 Sylvester’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Sylvester’s government
How much does Sylvester spend per resident?
About $547 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Sylvester didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $87,000.
What is the property tax rate in Sylvester?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $545 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.70% 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/sylvester/Pages/default.aspx.
Who runs Sylvester’s government?
See local.wv.gov/sylvester/Pages/default.aspx for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Sylvester yet.
How did Sylvester vote in 2024?
West Virginia counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Sylvester alone. Boone County, where 100% of Sylvester lies, voted Trump 77.5%, Harris 20.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Sylvester?
0 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $2,421 (about $29,052 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Sylvester in the state legislature?
State Senate District 7 (Rupie Phillips and Zack Maynard) and House of Delegates District 32 (Josh Holstein). The House of Delegates district also covers three neighboring towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Sylvester’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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 Sylvester, 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 →