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Comer, GA town hall & government

Comer spent $1.2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $935 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Comer's money goes

Spent
$1.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$935
typical Georgia cities: $1,674
Long-term debt
$487,000
$374 per resident
Roads & transportation
$309,00025%
Sewer & trash
$267,00022%
Police
$215,00018%
Administration & buildings
$211,00017%
Water & other utilities
$171,00014%
Fire
$34,0003%
Interest on debt
$11,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 24%
  • Fees & charges 23%
  • From the state 14%
  • Sales taxes 12%
  • Property taxes 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • Utility sales 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Comer

Full-time staff
7
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$36,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
2 full-time5 part
Police
3 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 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

Madison County School District

Comer's K–12 school district, shared with Carlton, Colbert, Danielsville, Hull and Ila. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,897
Georgia: $15,800
Students
5,130
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$11.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 35%
  • State 50%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $14,897 per pupil, $9,356 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 Comer pay

Typical tax bill
$2,009
a year · Georgia typical $2,341
Effective rate
0.90%
of home value · Georgia 0.77%
Typical home value
$223,800
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 Comer's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofcomer.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Comer →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Comer

Comer is represented in Congress by Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael G. Warnock and Representative Mike Collins. Brian Kemp is governor.

All of Comer'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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