Town Hall · Cobbtown

Cobbtown, GA town hall & government

Cobbtown spent $212,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $620 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Cobbtown's money goes

Spent
$212,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$620
typical Georgia cities: $1,674
Long-term debt
$47,000
$137 per resident
Administration & buildings
$68,00032%
Roads & transportation
$63,00030%
Sewer & trash
$34,00016%
Fire
$15,0007%
Parks & libraries
$4,0002%
Interest on debt
$2,0001%
Other
$26,00012%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 24%
  • Sales taxes 18%
  • From the federal government 17%
  • Fees & charges 14%
  • Interest, fines & other 14%
  • Utility sales 8%
  • From the state 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Cobbtown

Full-time staff
3
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$25,200
a year, before benefits
Sewer & trash
2 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
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

Tattnall County School District

Cobbtown's K–12 school district, shared with Collins, Glennville, Manassas and Reidsville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,283
Georgia: $15,800
Students
3,599
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$7.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 25%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $14,283 per pupil, $8,628 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 Cobbtown pay

Typical tax bill
$803
a year · Georgia typical $2,341
Effective rate
0.81%
of home value · Georgia 0.77%
Typical home value
$98,900
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Cobbtown's government

Town hall & decisions in Cobbtown →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cobbtown

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

All of Cobbtown'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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