Town Hall · Claxton

Claxton, GA town hall & government

Claxton spent $9.3 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $3,735 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Claxton's money goes

Spent
$9.3 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$3,735
typical Georgia cities: $2,700
Long-term debt
$8.9 million
$3,574 per resident
Water & other utilities
$3.2 million34%
Police
$1.6 million17%
Roads & transportation
$1.2 million13%
Sewer & trash
$952,00010%
Fire
$232,0002%
Administration & buildings
$191,0002%
Interest on debt
$65,0001%
Health & welfare
$37,000<1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$20,000<1%
Paid to other governments
$18,000<1%
Parks & libraries
$11,000<1%
Other
$1.8 million20%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 26%
  • From the federal government 19%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • From other local governments 15%
  • From the state 9%
  • Property taxes 6%
  • Sales taxes 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Claxton

Full-time staff
39
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$46,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
10
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
16 full-time
Water & other utilities
9 full-time
Roads & transportation
6 full-time
Administration & buildings
4 full-time
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Fire
1 full-time
Other
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

Evans County School District

Claxton's K–12 school district, shared with Bellville, Daisy and Hagan. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,660
Georgia: $15,800
Students
1,798
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$10.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 26%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 21%

Of the $15,660 per pupil, $8,060 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 Claxton pay

Typical tax bill
$1,917
a year · Georgia typical $2,341
Effective rate
1.18%
of home value · Georgia 0.77%
Typical home value
$162,000
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 Claxton's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofclaxton.net ↗

Town hall & decisions in Claxton →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Claxton

Claxton is represented in Congress by Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael G. Warnock and Representative Rick W. Allen. Brian Kemp is governor.

All of Claxton'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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