Town Hall · Chattahoochee

Chattahoochee, FL town hall & government

Chattahoochee spent $6.3 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,994 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Chattahoochee's government.

Town budget

Where Chattahoochee's money goes

Spent
$6.3 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,994
typical Florida cities: $1,939
Long-term debt
$4.3 million
$1,347 per resident
Water & other utilities
$3.2 million51%
Roads & transportation
$983,00016%
Police
$772,00012%
Administration & buildings
$506,0008%
Sewer & trash
$363,0006%
Parks & libraries
$249,0004%
Fire
$113,0002%
Interest on debt
$29,000<1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$21,000<1%
Health & welfare
$5,000<1%
Other
$77,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 62%
  • Fees & charges 14%
  • From the state 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • Sales taxes 4%
  • Property taxes 4%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Chattahoochee

Full-time staff
43
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$43,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
11
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
14 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
9 full-time
Administration & buildings
6 full-time5 part
Water & other utilities
8 full-time
Parks & libraries
3 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time1 part
Fire
0 full-time3 part
Other
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Gadsden County School District

Chattahoochee's K–12 school district, shared with Greensboro, Gretna, Havana, Midway and Quincy. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,933
Florida: $13,006
Students
4,705
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$836,000
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Florida districts overall: 55% local, 29% state, 15% federal

  • Local 19%
  • State 42%
  • Federal 39%

Of the $14,933 per pupil, $7,416 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Chattahoochee pay

Typical tax bill
$546
a year · Florida typical $2,730
Effective rate
0.54%
of home value · Florida 0.76%
Typical home value
$101,700
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Chattahoochee's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofchattahoochee.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Chattahoochee →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Chattahoochee

Chattahoochee is represented in Congress by Senators Rick Scott and Ashley Moody and Representative Neal P. Dunn. Ron DeSantis is governor.

All of Chattahoochee's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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