Town Hall · Mansfield

Mansfield, GA town hall & government

Mansfield spent $1.3 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,886 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Mansfield's money goes

Spent
$1.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,886
typical Georgia cities: $1,674
Long-term debt
$172,000
$385 per resident
Water & other utilities
$865,00067%
Administration & buildings
$238,00018%
Sewer & trash
$174,00013%
Interest on debt
$11,0001%
Police
$2,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 63%
  • Fees & charges 18%
  • From other local governments 9%
  • Property taxes 7%
  • Sales taxes 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From the state <1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Mansfield

Full-time staff
8
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$40,900
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
4 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Other
2 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Newton County School District

Mansfield's K–12 school district, shared with Covington, Newborn, Oxford and Porterdale. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,957
Georgia: $15,800
Students
18,886
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$59.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 40%
  • State 45%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $14,957 per pupil, $8,597 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 Mansfield pay

Typical tax bill
$1,688
a year · Georgia typical $2,341
Effective rate
0.80%
of home value · Georgia 0.77%
Typical home value
$211,300
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Mansfield's government

Town hall & decisions in Mansfield →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mansfield

Mansfield is represented in Congress by Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael G. Warnock and Representative Mike Collins. Brian Kemp is governor.

All of Mansfield'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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