Town Hall · Auburn

Auburn, GA town hall & government

Auburn spent $9.8 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,241 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Auburn's money goes

Spent
$9.8 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,241
typical Georgia cities: $1,674
Long-term debt
$3.5 million
$441 per resident
Administration & buildings
$4.7 million48%
Water & other utilities
$1.9 million19%
Police
$1.6 million17%
Roads & transportation
$658,0007%
Parks & libraries
$410,0004%
Sewer & trash
$142,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$108,0001%
Interest on debt
$80,0001%
Other
$156,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 34%
  • Utility sales 18%
  • Fees & charges 15%
  • Property taxes 11%
  • Sales taxes 11%
  • Other taxes & licenses 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From the state 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Auburn

Full-time staff
47
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$50,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
16
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
18 full-time
Water & other utilities
11 full-time
Administration & buildings
8 full-time
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Housing & development
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
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

Barrow County School District

Auburn's K–12 school district, shared with Bethlehem, Carl, Statham and Winder. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,509
Georgia: $15,800
Students
15,277
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$127.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 42%
  • State 48%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $14,509 per pupil, $8,868 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.

Also serving Auburn: Gwinnett County School District ($15,623 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Auburn pay

Typical tax bill
$2,196
a year · Georgia typical $2,341
Effective rate
0.73%
of home value · Georgia 0.77%
Typical home value
$299,700
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 Auburn's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofauburn-ga.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Auburn →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Auburn

Auburn is represented in Congress by Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael G. Warnock and Representatives Mike Collins and Andrew S. Clyde. Brian Kemp is governor.

All of Auburn'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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