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Chatsworth, GA town hall & government

Chatsworth spent $5.5 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,297 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Chatsworth's money goes

Spent
$5.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,297
typical Georgia cities: $1,674
Long-term debt
$14.4 million
$3,386 per resident
Police
$1.8 million33%
Roads & transportation
$1.2 million22%
Fire
$1.1 million20%
Administration & buildings
$762,00014%
Interest on debt
$377,0007%
Health & welfare
$163,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$82,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 30%
  • Fees & charges 20%
  • From other local governments 17%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • Property taxes 9%
  • Sales taxes 7%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • From the state 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Chatsworth

Full-time staff
99
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$56,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
18
and 20 full-time firefighters
Fire
20 full-time
Police
19 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
14 full-time
Sewer & trash
11 full-time
Roads & transportation
10 full-time
Administration & buildings
4 full-time
Other
21 full-time5 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

Murray County School District

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

Spending per pupil
$13,581
Georgia: $15,800
Students
6,758
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$16.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 32%
  • State 57%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $13,581 per pupil, $7,981 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 Chatsworth pay

Typical tax bill
$1,738
a year · Georgia typical $2,341
Effective rate
0.84%
of home value · Georgia 0.77%
Typical home value
$205,900
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 Chatsworth's government

🏛️ Official websitechatsworthga.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Chatsworth →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Chatsworth

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

All of Chatsworth'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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