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Cave Spring, GA town hall & government

Cave Spring spent $2.7 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,547 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Cave Spring's money goes

Spent
$2.7 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,547
typical Georgia cities: $1,674
Long-term debt
$4.9 million
$4,542 per resident
Water & other utilities
$981,00036%
Police
$383,00014%
Fire
$382,00014%
Sewer & trash
$272,00010%
Roads & transportation
$266,00010%
Administration & buildings
$134,0005%
Interest on debt
$96,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$55,0002%
Parks & libraries
$50,0002%
Paid to other governments
$3,000<1%
Other
$114,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 38%
  • From other local governments 25%
  • Utility sales 22%
  • Sales taxes 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Property taxes 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • From the state 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Cave Spring

Full-time staff
10
31 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$38,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Fire
0 full-time18 part
Water & other utilities
7 full-time
Police
2 full-time4 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Other
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

Floyd County School District

Cave Spring's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,105
Georgia: $15,800
Students
8,847
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 46%
  • State 44%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $16,105 per pupil, $9,452 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 Cave Spring pay

Typical tax bill
$1,326
a year · Georgia typical $2,341
Effective rate
0.87%
of home value · Georgia 0.77%
Typical home value
$152,200
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 Cave Spring's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofcavespring.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Cave Spring →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cave Spring

Cave Spring is represented in Congress by Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael G. Warnock and Representative Clay Fuller. Brian Kemp is governor.

All of Cave Spring'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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