Commerce, GA town hall & government
Commerce spent $25.6 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $3,497 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Commerce's government.
Where Commerce's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Utility sales 59%
- Fees & charges 18%
- From other local governments 12%
- Property taxes 4%
- Sales taxes 3%
- Other taxes & licenses 2%
- Interest, fines & other 1%
- From the state 1%
- From the federal government <1%
Who works for Commerce
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Commerce didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Commerce City School District
Commerce's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Georgia districts overall: 49% local, 39% state, 12% federal
- Local 56%
- State 38%
- Federal 6%
Of the $15,017 per pupil, $8,632 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.
Which schools Commerce kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Commerce pay
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.
Contact Commerce's government
Who represents Commerce
Commerce is represented in Congress by Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael G. Warnock and Representative Andrew S. Clyde. Brian Kemp is governor.
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.