Town Hall · Braselton

Braselton, GA town hall & government

Braselton spent $24.9 million in the year to June 30, 2023, about $1,729 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Braselton's money goes

Spent
$24.9 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2023
Per resident
$1,729
typical Georgia cities: $2,069
Long-term debt
$71.5 million
$4,973 per resident
Parks & libraries
$4 million16%
Water & other utilities
$3.7 million15%
Sewer & trash
$3.3 million13%
Police
$2.7 million11%
Roads & transportation
$2.3 million9%
Administration & buildings
$2 million8%
Housing & development
$1.4 million6%
Interest on debt
$1.2 million5%
Paid to other governments
$1.1 million5%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$218,0001%
Other
$2.8 million11%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 38%
  • Sales taxes 14%
  • From other local governments 12%
  • Property taxes 10%
  • Utility sales 9%
  • From the state 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
Town workforce

Who works for Braselton

Full-time staff
59
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$59,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
19
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
20 full-time
Administration & buildings
9 full-time5 part
Sewer & trash
8 full-time
Parks & libraries
2 full-time6 part
Water & other utilities
5 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Other
11 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

Jackson County School District

Braselton's K–12 school district, shared with Arcade, Hoschton, Nicholson, Pendergrass, Talmo and Maysville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,551
Georgia: $15,800
Students
10,524
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$52.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 52%
  • State 43%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $14,551 per pupil, $8,935 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 Braselton: Gwinnett County School District ($15,623 per pupil) · Barrow County School District ($14,509 per pupil) · Hall County School District ($14,534 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Braselton pay

Typical tax bill
$4,190
a year · Georgia typical $2,341
Effective rate
0.91%
of home value · Georgia 0.77%
Typical home value
$459,400
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 Braselton's government

🏛️ Official websitebraselton.net ↗

Town hall & decisions in Braselton →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Braselton

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

All of Braselton'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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