Arlington County, Virginia appropriated $1,024,492,896 for 2027, across 30 funds. The largest are Human Services ($214.8 million, 21%), Environmental Services ($130.4 million, 13%), Police ($99.1 million, 10%). Walk the whole money trail.
Lines whose names match the sheriff and the jail add to $56,924,524 in the 2027 budget (6% of the total): Sheriff $56.9 million. Names vary by county, so open each line to see what it covers.
Yes. Every total marked complete is checked against the sum of its parts, to the cent: 7 of 7 checks pass. Where the county's own pages disagree, the money trail keeps the printed number and says so. See every check.
For a $400,000 home, taxed as a homestead, the published rates come to about $4,212 a year (about $351 a month). Enter your own value to see where every dollar goes, by government and by what it pays for.
The next election is the general election on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Early voting runs Sep 18 to Oct 31. Your election office is the Arlington County Voter Registration & Elections (703-228-3456). Dates, hours, ID rules and where to vote.
From one public document: Arlington County FY2027 Adopted Budget (All-in-One). Every amount on the site cites its document and page. The full document list.
1 open item, each a document still to get or a question the records raise: Ingest schools and other funds. A gap means "not gathered yet," never "hidden." The docket.
Yes, free: the 2027 budget as CSV (opens in any spreadsheet) or as JSON. Each row has its fund-and-department path, amount, and source document and page. Please cite the original document; County Commons is a guide to it.
No. County Commons is an independent, nonpartisan, citizen-built project with no affiliation with any government. Official sites: Arlington County. It computes and cites public records, and never endorses candidates or takes sides on ballot measures. How every number is sourced.