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How Culloden is run

Culloden spent $345,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,825 per resident. (A Census Bureau estimate.)

City budget
$345,000
spent, year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,825
Above typical Georgia cities ($1,674)
Long-term debt
$246,000
$1,302 per resident
City staff
1
full-time · 1 part-time
Typical tax bill
$1,164
a year · GA $2,341

What stands out about how Culloden is run

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

★ What stands out · Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $1,164 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.63% of the home’s value, vs 0.77% across Georgia.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Georgia$2,341
Culloden$1,164
$1,164
typical bill a year
0.63%
effective rate
$185,700
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

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

The school district

Monroe County School District

Culloden’s K–12 school district, shared with Forsyth. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Culloden →
$14,477
per pupil · GA $15,800
4,575
students
$32.5 million
long-term debt

Of the $14,477 per pupil, $8,717 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 54%State 38%Federal 8%

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 Culloden

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

Your share of the budget

About $1,825 per resident a year, or $5.00 a day

The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 54% of spending.

Where the money comes from
From other local governments 88%Sales taxes 4%Fees & charges 4%Utility sales 3%Other taxes & licenses 1%Interest, fines & other <1%
An estimate

Culloden didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.

Who works for Culloden

One full-time town employee for every 189 residents

On the payroll in March 2022.

By department full-time, plus part-time

Water & other utilities1
Administration & buildings0 + 1 pt
1
full-time
1
part-time
$50,000
average full-time pay, before benefits

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

Who represents Culloden

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Culloden.

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 Culloden’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 Culloden is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
Weigh in
Does Culloden get good value for its tax dollars?

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 (for Culloden, mostly the Bureau’s estimates). 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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