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Manchester, GA town hall & government

Manchester spent $8.9 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,270 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Manchester's money goes

Spent
$8.9 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,270
typical Georgia cities: $1,674
Long-term debt
$8.1 million
$2,071 per resident
Police
$1.5 million17%
Sewer & trash
$1.4 million16%
Water & other utilities
$1.4 million16%
Roads & transportation
$1.2 million14%
Administration & buildings
$1.2 million14%
Fire
$691,0008%
Parks & libraries
$603,0007%
Interest on debt
$278,0003%
Health & welfare
$273,0003%
Housing & development
$11,000<1%
Other
$200,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 26%
  • From other local governments 25%
  • Property taxes 16%
  • Utility sales 10%
  • Sales taxes 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • From the state 4%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Manchester

Full-time staff
48
20 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$45,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
17
and 11 full-time firefighters
Police
18 full-time2 part
Fire
11 full-time11 part
Administration & buildings
8 full-time5 part
Parks & libraries
4 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Other
3 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Meriwether County School District

Manchester's K–12 school district, shared with Gay, Greenville, Lone Oak, Luthersville, Warm Springs and Woodbury. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,298
Georgia: $15,800
Students
2,255
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$31.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 35%
  • State 35%
  • Federal 29%

Of the $19,298 per pupil, $9,549 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.

Also serving Manchester: Talbot County School District ($27,003 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Manchester pay

Typical tax bill
$1,204
a year · Georgia typical $2,341
Effective rate
0.89%
of home value · Georgia 0.77%
Typical home value
$135,500
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 Manchester's government

🏛️ Official websitemanchester-ga.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Manchester →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Manchester

Manchester is represented in Congress by Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael G. Warnock and Representatives Brian Jack and Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.. Brian Kemp is governor.

All of Manchester'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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