Town Hall · Hoschton

Hoschton, GA town hall & government

Hoschton spent $4.6 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,852 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Hoschton's money goes

Spent
$4.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,852
typical Georgia cities: $1,674
Long-term debt
$3 million
$1,199 per resident
Water & other utilities
$918,00020%
Police
$788,00017%
Administration & buildings
$772,00017%
Sewer & trash
$636,00014%
Parks & libraries
$599,00013%
Roads & transportation
$573,00012%
Interest on debt
$164,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$146,0003%
Other
$7,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 63%
  • Other taxes & licenses 11%
  • From other local governments 9%
  • Utility sales 7%
  • Sales taxes 4%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • Property taxes 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • From the state <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Hoschton

Full-time staff
4
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$54,000
a year, before benefits
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Hoschton didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Jackson County School District

Hoschton's K–12 school district, shared with Arcade, Nicholson, Pendergrass, Talmo, Maysville and Braselton. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,551
Georgia: $15,800
Students
10,524
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$52.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 52%
  • State 43%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $14,551 per pupil, $8,935 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 Hoschton pay

Typical tax bill
$3,818
a year · Georgia typical $2,341
Effective rate
0.99%
of home value · Georgia 0.77%
Typical home value
$386,300
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.

Local

Contact Hoschton's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofhoschton.net ↗

Town hall & decisions in Hoschton →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Hoschton

Hoschton is represented in Congress by Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael G. Warnock and Representative Andrew S. Clyde. Brian Kemp is governor.

All of Hoschton'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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