Town Hall · Baldwin

Baldwin, GA town hall & government

Baldwin spent $8.3 million in the year to June 30, 2023, about $2,221 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Baldwin's money goes

Spent
$8.3 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2023
Per resident
$2,221
typical Georgia cities: $2,069
Long-term debt
$9.3 million
$2,482 per resident
Water & other utilities
$2.4 million29%
Fire
$1.9 million23%
Sewer & trash
$1.2 million14%
Roads & transportation
$950,00011%
Police
$937,00011%
Administration & buildings
$397,0005%
Interest on debt
$277,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$234,0003%
Housing & development
$33,000<1%
Parks & libraries
$8,000<1%
Paid to other governments
$4,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 30%
  • Utility sales 19%
  • From other local governments 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 12%
  • Property taxes 11%
  • From the federal government 8%
  • Sales taxes 6%
  • From the state 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Baldwin

Full-time staff
39
13 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$46,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
and 9 full-time firefighters
Fire
9 full-time2 part
Police
8 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
9 full-time
Administration & buildings
4 full-time8 part
Sewer & trash
5 full-time
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Habersham County School District

Baldwin's K–12 school district, shared with Clarkesville, Cornelia, Demorest, Mount Airy, Tallulah Falls and Alto. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,768
Georgia: $15,800
Students
7,177
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 39%
  • State 50%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $15,768 per pupil, $9,614 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 Baldwin: Banks County School District ($14,846 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Baldwin pay

Typical tax bill
$1,305
a year · Georgia typical $2,341
Effective rate
0.78%
of home value · Georgia 0.77%
Typical home value
$167,300
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 Baldwin's government

Town hall & decisions in Baldwin →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Baldwin

Baldwin is represented in Congress by Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael G. Warnock and Representative Andrew S. Clyde. Brian Kemp is governor.

All of Baldwin'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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