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How Concord is run

Concord spent $761,000 in the year to July 31, 2022, about $1,961 per resident.

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City budget
$761,000
spent, year to July 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,961
Above typical Georgia cities ($1,674)
Long-term debt
$409,000
$1,054 per resident
City staff
4
full-time · 5 part-time
Typical tax bill
$2,429
a year · GA $2,341

What stands out about how Concord is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Your share of the budget

About $1,961 per resident a year, or $5.37 a day

The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 27% of spending.

Where the money comes from
Fees & charges 36%From the state 18%From other local governments 13%Utility sales 9%Property taxes 9%Sales taxes 8%Interest, fines & other 7%Other taxes & licenses 1%
The school district

Pike County School District

Concord’s K–12 school district, shared with Meansville, Molena, Williamson, Zebulon. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Concord →
$12,720
per pupil · GA $15,800
3,548
students
$9 million
long-term debt

Of the $12,720 per pupil, $7,904 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 38%State 53%Federal 9%

Georgia districts overall: 49% local, 39% state, 12% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Concord

Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Concord yet. Neighbors can add them.

Who works for Concord

One full-time town employee for every 97 residents

On the payroll in March 2022.

By department full-time, plus part-time

Administration & buildings1 + 5 pt
Parks & libraries2
Sewer & trash1
4
full-time
5
part-time
$36,200
average full-time pay, before benefits

Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $2,429 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.20% of the home’s value, vs 0.77% across Georgia.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Hilltop$3,203
Concord$2,429
Georgia$2,341
$2,429
typical bill a year
1.20%
effective rate
$202,600
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Concord’s rate.

Can I afford it? →

The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.

Next door

How Concord’s budget compares

Town budgets across the town line. Towns that run their own schools spend more. Tap a town to see its Town Hall.

Spends the leastSpends the mostNo figures
TownSpent per residentDebt per residentTax bill
Concord$1,961$1,054$2,429
Hilltop——$3,203

The town government’s own spending in its newest year (often a Census Bureau estimate). — = no figures.

Who represents Concord

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Concord.

Politics & elections →
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Georgia HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Georgia SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Georgia

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Concord’s government

Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.

The Handbook →

Questions about how Concord is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
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Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Ask neighbors

Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.

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