Town Hall · LaGrange

LaGrange, GA town hall & government

LaGrange spent $135.7 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $4,270 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs LaGrange

Jim ArringtonMayorSince 2024 Wikidata ↗ Out of date? Sign in to tell us

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Town budget

Where LaGrange's money goes

Spent
$135.7 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$4,270
typical Georgia cities: $2,700
Long-term debt
$91.5 million
$2,880 per resident
Water & other utilities
$66.1 million49%
Police
$14.1 million10%
Sewer & trash
$9 million7%
Roads & transportation
$7.6 million6%
Administration & buildings
$7 million5%
Fire
$6.6 million5%
Parks & libraries
$4.2 million3%
Paid to other governments
$3.6 million3%
Interest on debt
$2.2 million2%
Health & welfare
$828,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$468,000<1%
Housing & development
$80,000<1%
Other
$13.9 million10%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 53%
  • Fees & charges 17%
  • From other local governments 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Sales taxes 6%
  • From the state 4%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Property taxes 1%
Town workforce

Who works for LaGrange

Full-time staff
431
26 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$72,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
85
and 59 full-time firefighters
Police
111 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
74 full-time
Fire
67 full-time
Sewer & trash
57 full-time
Parks & libraries
27 full-time
Roads & transportation
24 full-time
Administration & buildings
11 full-time14 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
5 full-time2 part
Health & welfare
4 full-time
Housing & development
4 full-time
Other
47 full-time9 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Troup County School District

LaGrange's K–12 school district, shared with Hogansville and West Point. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,162
Georgia: $15,800
Students
12,278
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 42%
  • State 41%
  • Federal 17%

Of the $15,162 per pupil, $8,491 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 LaGrange pay

Typical tax bill
$1,842
a year · Georgia typical $2,341
Effective rate
0.85%
of home value · Georgia 0.77%
Typical home value
$216,300
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 LaGrange's government

🏛️ Official websitelagrange-ga.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in LaGrange →

Beyond town hall

Who represents LaGrange

LaGrange is represented in Congress by Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael G. Warnock and Representative Brian Jack. Brian Kemp is governor.

All of LaGrange'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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