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How Sneads is run

Sneads spent $3.4 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,957 per resident.

Town website
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City budget
$3.4 million
spent, year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,957
Above typical Florida cities ($1,939)
Long-term debt
$2.2 million
$1,255 per resident
City staff
22
full-time · 4 part-time
Typical tax bill
$699
a year · FL $2,730

What stands out about how Sneads is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $699 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.63% of the home’s value, vs 0.76% across Florida.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Florida$2,730
Sneads$699
$699
typical bill a year
0.63%
effective rate
$111,300
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Sneads’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.

Your share of the budget

About $1,957 per resident a year, or $5.36 a day

The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 50% of spending.

Where the money comes from
Utility sales 29%From the federal government 17%From the state 14%Fees & charges 10%Sales taxes 9%Other taxes & licenses 9%Interest, fines & other 5%From other local governments 5%Property taxes 2%
The school district

Jackson County School District

Sneads’s K–12 school district, shared with Alford, Bascom, Campbellton, Cottondale, Graceville and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Sneads →
$12,984
per pupil · FL $13,006
6,094
students
$2.6 million
long-term debt

Of the $12,984 per pupil, $7,062 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.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 21%State 55%Federal 23%

Florida districts overall: 55% local, 29% state, 15% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Sneads

Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Sneads yet. Neighbors can add them.

Who works for Sneads

One full-time town employee for every 80 residents

On the payroll in March 2022.

By department full-time, plus part-time

Police7 + 3 pt
Sewer & trash5
Administration & buildings4
Roads & transportation3
Water & other utilities3
Parks & libraries0 + 1 pt
22
full-time
4
part-time
$40,600
average full-time pay, before benefits
4
sworn police officers

Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

Who represents Sneads

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Sneads.

Politics & elections →
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Florida HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Florida SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Florida

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Sneads’s government

Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.

The Handbook →
Official websitesneadsfl.com ↗

Questions about how Sneads is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
Weigh in
Does Sneads get good value for its tax dollars?

Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Ask neighbors

Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.

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