Town Hall · Abbeville

Abbeville, GA town hall & government

Abbeville spent $10,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $4 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Abbeville's money goes

Spent
$10,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$4
typical Georgia cities: $1,674
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$10,000100%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 49%
  • From other local governments 23%
  • Interest, fines & other 11%
  • Property taxes 10%
  • Fees & charges 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From the state 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Abbeville

Full-time staff
8
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$33,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
3 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time
Roads & transportation
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

Wilcox County School District

Abbeville's K–12 school district, shared with Pineview, Pitts and Rochelle. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,217
Georgia: $15,800
Students
1,173
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.8 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Georgia districts overall: 49% local, 39% state, 12% federal

  • Local 25%
  • State 51%
  • Federal 24%

Of the $15,217 per pupil, $8,228 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 Abbeville pay

Typical tax bill
$773
a year · Georgia typical $2,341
Effective rate
0.97%
of home value · Georgia 0.77%
Typical home value
$79,600
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 Abbeville's government

🏛️ Official websiteabbevillegeorgia.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Abbeville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Abbeville

Abbeville is represented in Congress by Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael G. Warnock and Representative Austin Scott. Brian Kemp is governor.

All of Abbeville'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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