Town Hall · Berlin

Berlin, GA town hall & government

Berlin spent $461,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $834 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Berlin's money goes

Spent
$461,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$834
typical Georgia cities: $1,674
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Police
$222,00048%
Administration & buildings
$102,00022%
Roads & transportation
$37,0008%
Sewer & trash
$33,0007%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$31,0007%
Parks & libraries
$17,0004%
Fire
$5,0001%
Other
$14,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 26%
  • From other local governments 24%
  • From the federal government 15%
  • Fees & charges 12%
  • Sales taxes 11%
  • Property taxes 6%
  • Utility sales 6%
  • From the state <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Berlin

Full-time staff
4
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$39,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
3 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
0 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

Colquitt County School District

Berlin's K–12 school district, shared with Doerun, Ellenton, Funston, Moultrie and Norman Park. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,598
Georgia: $15,800
Students
8,844
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$25.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 24%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $15,598 per pupil, $9,278 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 Berlin pay

Typical tax bill
$889
a year · Georgia typical $2,341
Effective rate
0.80%
of home value · Georgia 0.77%
Typical home value
$111,200
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Berlin's government

Town hall & decisions in Berlin →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Berlin

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

All of Berlin'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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