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How Flemington is run

Flemington spent $1.3 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,903 per resident.

Photo: Michael Rivera
City budget
$1.3 million
spent, year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,903
Above typical Georgia cities ($1,674)
Long-term debt
None
at year end
City staff
1
full-time · 8 part-time
Typical tax bill
$3,213
a year · GA $2,341

What stands out about how Flemington is run

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

★ What stands out · The school district

Liberty County School District

Flemington’s K–12 school district, shared with Allenhurst, Gumbranch, Hinesville, Midway, Riceboro and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Flemington →
$13,797
per pupil · GA $15,800
10,740
students
None
long-term debt

Of the $13,797 per pupil, $8,194 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 29%State 49%Federal 22%

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 Flemington

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

Your share of the budget

About $1,903 per resident a year, or $5.21 a day

The biggest line: paid to other governments, at 23% of spending.

Where the money comes from
Sales taxes 43%From other local governments 37%From the federal government 9%Fees & charges 7%From the state 2%Other taxes & licenses 2%Interest, fines & other 1%
Who works for Flemington

One full-time town employee for every 709 residents

On the payroll in March 2022.

By department full-time, plus part-time

Administration & buildings1 + 8 pt
1
full-time
8
part-time
$10,200
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 $3,213 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.02% of the home’s value, vs 0.77% across Georgia.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Flemington$3,213
Georgia$2,341
Hinesville$2,119
$3,213
typical bill a year
1.02%
effective rate
$316,500
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Flemington’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 Flemington’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
Hinesville$1,544$1,035$2,119
Flemington$1,903—$3,213

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

Who represents Flemington

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Flemington.

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 Flemington’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 Flemington is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

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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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